25 killed in rebel shelling in Syria's Aleppo

July 09, 2016 01:49

At least 25 civilians including four children were killed and 120 others wounded today in rebel shelling of regime-held districts of Syria's Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

The shelling comes as a 72-hour nationwide ceasefire -- announced by the army to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan -- is due to end at midnight.

Fighting has continued since the truce was announced on Wednesday, particularly in and around Aleppo, with deaths on both sides of the divided city.

State news agency SANA said that 20 people had been killed and a further 140 wounded in the shelling of districts in the government-controlled west, and accused the rebels of violating the ceasefire.

An AFP correspondent in the city's rebel-held east said that regime air strikes and rocket fire had also targeted opposition neighbourhoods on Friday.

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