The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The regime forces advance and reinforce the siege of the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo and more casualties raise the number to 18 in the massacre of al-MashHad neighborhood

Aleppo Province:
It rose to 18 at least, including 2 citizen women and a child at least as well as a military commander in the Brigades of Abu Amarah and one of its founders Yassin Najjar with four members of his family, the number of casualties killed in a massacre by regime’s helicopter in al-MashHad neighborhood in Aleppo, while the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation and due to the presence of missing people under the rubble, while the regime forces shelled this morning places in Huraytan town and al-Qabr al-Englizi north of Aleppo, no information about casualties, also warplanes carried out this morning a raid on area in the town of Hayan in the northern countryside of Aleppo, and other areas in Handarat camp and the farms of al-Mallah and al-Castello road north of Aleppo, which killed a young man in the town of Hayan, while warplanes bombed after midnight yesterday areas in Bani Zaid neighborhood and Jesr al-Hajj in the city of Aleppo, no information about casualties.

 

Meanwhile, violent clashes are taking place between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions in the vicinity of Bani Zaid and in the vicinity of the areas of al-Mallah, Leiramon, al-Castello complex area and around al-Castello road northern Aleppo, amid intense shelling by the regime forces on the clashing areas, where the regime forces managed to advance in the vicinity of al-Castello road and Leiramon area, completing the control over most of the factories area, in addition to controlling buildings near al-Castello road so they can reinforce the siege of Aleppo city’s eastern neighborhoods which are controlled by factions, as well as to strengthen the firearm besiege of Bani Zeid neighborhood, while the helicopters dropped after midnight yesterday several barrel bombs on places in the neighborhood of Bustan al-Basha, al-Jandoul and Leiramon north of Aleppo, while several people were injured and information about the death of a child due to bombing by warplanes on KafrBsin village in the western countryside of Aleppo.