Syria conflict: 'Dozens killed' in Aleppo battle

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights informed rebels advanced into government-held western districts by detonating a tunnel bomb but were pushed back. The consequences had been the most intense battle(with gun battles, air strikes and arillery attacks) in Aleppo for more than a year and the death of dozens of people, killed in fierce clashed between rebel groups and government forces.

The Syirian military confirmed a 48hour ceasefire in the city. Another fighting in Aleppo in the past 2 weeks killed 300 people. The rebel groups fight under the name "Fatah Halab"

Activits reported government warplanes carried out more than 20 air strikes on rebel area after a freeze in fighting declared by the government.

After the US State Department announced an extension of the cessation of hostilities agreed with Russia, a US statement said: "Since this went into effect today in Damascus, we have seen an overall decrease in violence in these areas, even thought there have been reports of continued fighting in some locations." However, Al-Nusra(allied to a number of rebel groups) is exclused from this cessation. Syria's government and its ally Russia say al-Nusra positions there is being targeted, but the opposition and the US accuse them of indiscriminately attacking civilians and rebels.

Jan Egeland, an UN humanitarian adviser, complainer that the government was refusing to allow aid deliveries to thousands of people in besieged areas: "It's a disgrace to see that while the population of Aleppo is bleeding, their options to flee have never been more difficult than now".

"What is happening in Aleppo is a tragedy that requires a stronger reaction", said Frenc Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, asserting that the Syrian government bore full responsability for the mentioned bloodshed.

Russia confirmed it had withdrawn 30 aircraft from its airbase in Syria that were there six months after launching an air campaing to bolster president Bashar al-Assad.

NEW WORDS:
*clashed
*cessation of hostilities
*targeted

PERSONAL COMMENT:
Personally, I think that's very sad that Syria is still in a war. When will this finish? Everyone sees that it's useless and that it only produces pain on civils, like all wars in history. I hope it ends early, because there die more innocent people than these who are involucred.

News item from BBC