At Least Three Die in Terrorist Missile Attack in Western Aleppo

Three people, including two children, were killed after terrorists attacked the residential Al-Mohafaza district of Syria's Aleppo by missile, according to state media.

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — A missile attack by terrorists in the western part of Syria's Aleppo killed at least three people, including two children, and injured 11, state media reported Friday.

According to the SANA news agency, the residential Al-Mohafaza district was attacked. No more details about the incident were immediately available.

Over recent months, Aleppo has been a major battleground in Syria, engaging government forces, jihadists, and numerous opposition groups. Militant-held eastern Aleppo is encircled by government forces and the fighting has affected thousands of civilians still trapped in the city.

Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with government forces fighting the Syrian opposition groups striving to overthrow President Assad. In parallel, Damascus has to counter numerous extremist groups, in particular, the Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh), the terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other countries.