Syria conflict: Russian air strikes target Aleppo rebels
Source: BBC
Russian and Syrian planes have pounded rebel-held areas in Syria's largest city, Aleppo. The overnight bombing targeted the rebels' last remaining supply route on the eastern side of the divided city.
Aleppo, once Syria's economic hub, has been the scene of fierce fighting since civil war broke out in 2011.
Despite recent efforts to calm the situation and introduce temporary truces, the battle for the city seems to be intensifying, correspondents say.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has made clear his intention to recapture Aleppo, and on Friday one of his key allies - the leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, promised to send more fighters.
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A local civil defence group said a child was among two people killed in the bombing.
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Thousands of Aleppo residents have been killed in five years of fighting for what was once Syria's economic hub
