Militant Shelling Kills Nine Civilians, Injures Dozens in West Aleppo
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A militant attack on government-held districts in western Aleppo killed nine civilians and injured 37 more.
Shells hit residential areas in the neighborhoods of Hamdaniya, Al-Furqan, Meridian and the New Aleppo, the Syrian news agency SANA said on Saturday.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said earlier in the day troops loyal to the Syrian government were in control of 93 percent of Aleppo.
Since morning, over 20,000 civilians fled from eastern districts to the western part of the city, Russian ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said, Sputnik reported.
