The shelling of the rebels, mainly the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, targeted the district of Sheikh Maksud, a predominantly-Kurdish district in Aleppo,which is controlled by the Kurdish People's Protection Units, otherwise known as YPG.
The incessant shelling also wounded 100 people, an escalation deemed as a breach to a recently-established and shaky truce, according to the report.
Meanwhile, the TV said 11 other people were killed, including a child, by similar shelling on government-controlled areas in Aleppo city, namely the Masharqa, Midan and al-Faid.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Right said the Saturday's shelling was intense.
- The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces rebels are still trying to advance toward the city of Manbej, which is controlled by the Islamic State group, in the northern countryside of Aleppo, near Turkey.
The Syrian army is also engaged in battles against the Nusra and likeminded groups in the southern countryside of Aleppo, mainly near the town of Khan Tuman.
Aleppo, Syria's second largest city and once an economic hub, holds its significance due to its location near the Turkish borders. Each party of the conflict is now fighting to consolidate positions, and claim more territory in that key area.
(Xinhua -xinhuanet.com )
4/6/16
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