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At Least 25 Civilians Killed in Shelling of Syria's Aleppo by Militants

© AFP 2023 / Fadi al-Halabi/AMCFighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in armed vehicles in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo as they head to a frontline, on May 26, 2015
Fighters from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in armed vehicles in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo as they head to a frontline, on May 26, 2015 - Sputnik International
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At least 25 civilians have been killed and over 100 have been wounded in mortar and rocket shelling of Syria's Aleppo by militants on Thursday, an official at Aleppo's central hospital said.

BEIRU (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, a Syrian military source told RIA Novosti that al-Nusra Front artillery and mortar shelling of civilian neighborhoods of the Syrian city of Aleppo led to the deaths of 12 people in the past 24 hours, with two more people killed in a terrorist sniper attack.

"According to our data, at least 25 people have been killed. More than 100 have been wounded, dozens are in serious condition. Our hospital received many children and women," the official told RIA Novosti in a phone call.

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"The number of victims, unfortunately, may increase by night," he added.

Al-Nusra Front allies itself with al-Qaeda and, alongside Daesh terrorist group, is not part of the cessation of hostilities between Damascus and Syrian rebel forces in effect since February 27

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