ALEPPO (Sputnik) – "The militants today shelled the city. Two shells exploded in the Hamdaniya district. One civilian was killed and four were urgently hospitalized," the source told RIA Novosti.
The city of Aleppo is now mostly controlled by the government forces. The militants control the outskirts and one district close to the centre.
Syria has been mired in a civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to President Bashar Assad fighting opposition factions and extremist groups, such as the Islamic State (ISIL), which is banned in a range of countries, including Russia.
Russia has been launching airstrikes against ISIL since September 2015, following a request from Assad.
