Russian airstrikes hit rebel-held Aleppo as battle rages

[uhnope]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Russian and Syrian government planes have targeted rebel-held areas of Aleppo in a bid for the rebel's last supply line. Meanwhile, hundreds have fled "Islamic State"-held areas of northern Syria amidst mass abductions.

Syrian government forces closed in on the opposition's last remaining supply line on Saturday, aided by Russian and Syrian-government airstrikes, a monitoring group reported. The Russian airstrikes targeted Castello Road, the last route out of the opposition-held eastern part of the city. A child was one of two people killed during strikes on an opposition neighborhood, the White Helmets civil defense group reported.
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In eastern Syria, at least 47 people - including 31 civilians - were killed on Saturday during airstrikes on a village controlled by the militant "Islamic State" (IS) group, the Observatory said. The monitor added that the strikes were conducted by Syrian regime and Russia warplanes, which hit the militant-controlled village of Quoriya in the eastern Deir al-Zour province. Some of the dead were children.

Russia has denied targeting civilians.

Read more: http://www.dw.com/en/russian-airstrikes-hit-rebel-held-aleppo-as-battle-rages/a-19357527

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BBC radio said whole families were killed in this carpet bombing by Russia/Syria

[pampango]

1. Sometimes cease-fires are not all they are cracked up to be - unfortunately. n/t

[Igel]

2. But this just proves the point, as does Fallujah.

"There is no military solution."

That sometimes means, "We're not smart enough to come up with a military solution."

More often it means, "We're too afraid to actually implement a military solution--domestic politics might be against it, or there might be some possible, albeit highly unlikely, consequence we're terrified of." Can't say that, though.

[NobodyHere]

4. I don't think ISIS was covered by the cease fire

[newthinking]

3. Allepo is not held by "rebels". It is primarily held by Al-Nusra and aligned Jihadis

It is no wonder that this fact is not mention as "Syrian Observatory for Human Rights" has been exposed as a propaganda front.