The bombardment of Aleppo by the Syrian government and its ally Russia continued on Sunday as children in the besieged eastern districts began their new school year. Aleppo residents said the bombings continued on Sunday. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Children climb on the rubble of a building in the Jarabulus district of Aleppo. Activists said a school building in the Ma’adi district of eastern Aleppo that had been abandoned after being bombed previously was struck again on Sunday, causing no casualties. The UN said eastern Aleppo was on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe and expressed deep alarm at the “ferocious pummelling” of the city.

Source: The Guardian October 02, 2016 16:19 UTC