Syrians fleeing government advances in Aleppo shelled
BEIRUT — A series of artillery rounds lobbed Wednesday on Syria’s eastern Aleppo district killed 26 civilians, including seven children, as they fled a government ground offensive in the besieged enclave.
It was the second time the Jub al-Quba neighbourhood, in the historic district of the rebel-held eastern side of the city, was struck in as many days.
An airstrike Tuesday blamed by activists on the government killed 25 civilians in the same area. They were also believed to be newly displaced from the government onslaught on the northern parts of eastern Aleppo.
Meanwhile, eight civilians, including two children, were killed in shelling on the government-held western side of the city, according to state media. The government blamed rebels for the attack.