Air strikes and shelling cause more deaths in Aleppo



Aleppo sustained another day of air strikes and shelling on Friday. A week of fierce fighting in Syria’s second city has seen at least 200 people killed and many more injured.

In the rebel-held east eleven people were reported dead and there were claims that a medical facility was destroyed – the second within a week.

Away from the fighting the White House said on Friday that the US and Russia are working to reinvigorate the ceasefire agreement for Syria that has consistently broken down due to repeated violations.

In a strike on Wednesday blamed on government forces Medecins Sans Frontieres said 50 people including six medical staff died in an attack on the al-Quds hospital in Aleppo.

The victims included Dr Muhammad Waseem Maaz, one of the last remaning paediatricians in the city.

A Facebook tribute posted by a colleague has now been shared more than 23,000 times.

Meanwhile in Rome the water in the city’s Trevi Fountain was dyed red in honour of Christians dying through persecution around the world, including Syria.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-04-30

It's amazing how quiet the self-righteous brigade is when the death and destruction isn't caused by the US.

It's amazing how quiet the self-righteous brigade is when the death and destruction isn't caused by the US.

There's one country who could stop all this. But they're making too much money to do so....

If the terrorists stopped fighting ,this would not happen .

It's amazing how quiet the self-righteous brigade is when the death and destruction isn't caused by the US.

Is there any hint in the OP of which country made the bombing?

No, so maybe the us is involved as well in this one. We will know this quickly cause of it is russian bombing it will be war crime, if it is the us it will be a "natural mistake"

It's amazing how quiet the self-righteous brigade is when the death and destruction isn't caused by the US.

Is there any hint in the OP of which country made the bombing?

No, so maybe the us is involved as well in this one. We will know this quickly cause of it is russian bombing it will be war crime, if it is the us it will be a "natural mistake"

Reporting on the ground is difficult, but seems to be a combination of IS and government forces. With innocent civilians being caught in the middle. As usual. The US is bombing IS north of Aleppo.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/world/middleeast/syrian-city-torn-by-war-shows-jarring-resolve-to-try-to-live-normally.html?emc=edit_ae_20160430&nl=todaysheadlines-asia&nlid=58582962

Russian fighter jets roar through the sky, pounding targets in rebel-held areas. The rebels send barrages of mortar rounds and homemade missiles that land in crowded neighborhoods. The war has stoked sectarian tensions and become a proxy battle for regional and global interests.

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Mr. Assad, the president, faced new accusations of war crimes afterairstrikes hit Al Quds hospital, on the rebel side of Aleppo, on Wednesday night. By Friday, rescuers said they had pulled 55 bodies from the rubble, including 29 children and women, some of whom had been in labor, according to one aid group. Doctors Without Borders, which had been supporting the hospital, denounced the bombing as “outrageous.”

Stop supplying weapons to Assad would be a good start.

It's amazing how quiet the self-righteous brigade is when the death and destruction isn't caused by the US.

True, there should be outrage at all war crimes, not just the majority caused by the US. Of course it isn't always easy to get at the truth of who is behind what, NATO, US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Russia, too many players.

It's amazing how quiet the self-righteous brigade is when the death and destruction isn't caused by the US.

True, there should be outrage at all war crimes, not just the majority caused by the US. Of course it isn't always easy to get at the truth of who is behind what, NATO, US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Russia, too many players.

Absolutely so.

There is a tremendous outcry however, but nobody knows who to point the finger at, making the outcry even louder.

Let's start with pointing the finger at this warmonger and dictator assad thug

who seems to prefer to see his (?) country and his (?) people been blasted into oblivian.

It's amazing how quiet the self-righteous brigade is when the death and destruction isn't caused by the US.

True, there should be outrage at all war crimes, not just the majority caused by the US. Of course it isn't always easy to get at the truth of who is behind what, NATO, US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Russia, too many players.

Absolutely so.

There is a tremendous outcry however, but nobody knows who to point the finger at, making the outcry even louder.

Let's start with pointing the finger at this warmonger and dictator assad thug

who seems to prefer to see his (?) country and his (?) people been blasted into oblivian.

It's been pretty well established Syrian government forces were doing the bombing. Not the first time, won't be the last. Sadly. And yes, there should be outrage rather than support for this maniacal dictator. Removing him couldn't make things worse.