The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

clashes and shelling continue in Aleppo city and its countryside

Aleppo Province, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:
Air and artillery bombardment renewed by the regime forces, warplanes and helicopters on the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo city, for the seventh consecutive day of escalated bombardment on these areas, and this morning bombing targeted areas in the neighborhoods of al-Sekkary, al-Shaar, Jesr Hajj, Ansari, Bab al-Nairab, Sheikh Saeed and Myassar, while clashes continue between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions in the area of Sheikh Saeed in the southern section of the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, in conjunction with violent and continuous clashes in the areas of B’eidin and Intharat in the northern part of the city, while the factions targeted positions of the regime forces in Sheikh Najjar area and in the western outskirts of Aleppo city, no information about casualties, while shells landed on places in the areas of Al-Aziziyah and Ugarit in the western part of the city which caused injuries.

In a related development violent clashes are taking place between the “Islamic State” against the rebel and Islamic Factions of ” Euphrates Shield” supported by Turkish Forces and warplanes on the outskirts of al-Bab city and Qabasin town in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, amid bombing by the Turkish Forces on positions of the organization in the area, and exchange of shelling between both parties, field sources confirmed to the Syrian observatory that the “Islamic state” is defending fiercely in these areas.