Casualties Reported in Militants' Shelling of Western Aleppo

Militant groups in Syria’s Aleppo shelled the city’s residential districts, killing at least two and wounding eight, a militia source told RIA Novosti on Monday.

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – According to the source, the incident took place in the city’s west. The wounded icvilians received medical aid.

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

Between 200,000 and 300,000 civilians are still held by terrorists in the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, according to Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien.