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| Syria war: Many dead as Assad helicopters pound Aleppo | Syria war: Many dead as Assad helicopters pound Aleppo |
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| Syrian government helicopters have bombed a district of Aleppo, killing at least 25 people, as fighting for the country's second city rages. | Syrian government helicopters have bombed a district of Aleppo, killing at least 25 people, as fighting for the country's second city rages. |
| Barrels packed with TNT were dropped on the Hanano district, killing six children and 19 adults and injuring 17 people, opposition activists said. | Barrels packed with TNT were dropped on the Hanano district, killing six children and 19 adults and injuring 17 people, opposition activists said. |
| A correspondent for Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV estimated 70 deaths. | A correspondent for Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV estimated 70 deaths. |
| In Homs province, a car bomb exploded outside a primary school, killing six schoolchildren and two adults. | In Homs province, a car bomb exploded outside a primary school, killing six schoolchildren and two adults. |
| Rebels recently gained territory in Aleppo, capturing a strategically placed ruined hospital from government forces. | Rebels recently gained territory in Aleppo, capturing a strategically placed ruined hospital from government forces. |
| Government air strikes have continued for more than a week and as many as 200 people may have been killed in the bombardment. | Government air strikes have continued for more than a week and as many as 200 people may have been killed in the bombardment. |
| Barrel bombs are large, home-made incendiary devices which are rolled out of helicopters and are indiscriminate in their impact. | Barrel bombs are large, home-made incendiary devices which are rolled out of helicopters and are indiscriminate in their impact. |
| Scene of carnage | Scene of carnage |
| Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, quoted activists and witnesses in the city as saying the death toll in Hanano could rise. | Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, quoted activists and witnesses in the city as saying the death toll in Hanano could rise. |
| According to the Aleppo Media Centre, a network of citizen journalists on the ground, the bombs killed 32 people, destroying a bus with everyone inside and demolishing about 10 cars and a residential building. | According to the Aleppo Media Centre, a network of citizen journalists on the ground, the bombs killed 32 people, destroying a bus with everyone inside and demolishing about 10 cars and a residential building. |
| Unverified amateur video posted online shows rescuers at work in a smoke-shrouded street of charred and shattered vehicles, one of them burning fiercely, with bodies lying on the ground. | |
| Bearded militants and bystanders mill around, dragging bodies from a car, chanting "God is great" and punching the air. | Bearded militants and bystanders mill around, dragging bodies from a car, chanting "God is great" and punching the air. |
| A man, woman and child from the same family were reportedly killed in the town of Marea, near Aleppo, when it was also bombed from the air on Sunday. | |
| On Friday, rebels seized the al-Kindi Hospital after blasting its central section with a huge lorry bomb. | On Friday, rebels seized the al-Kindi Hospital after blasting its central section with a huge lorry bomb. |
| According to an unconfirmed report, 35 rebels died in the attack on the hospital, which stands close to a besieged government prison. | According to an unconfirmed report, 35 rebels died in the attack on the hospital, which stands close to a besieged government prison. |
| School attack | School attack |
| The car bomb exploded in Umm al-Amed, a predominately Shia Muslim town in the Sunni-majority country, where the rebels and their foreign militant allies are predominately Sunnis. | The car bomb exploded in Umm al-Amed, a predominately Shia Muslim town in the Sunni-majority country, where the rebels and their foreign militant allies are predominately Sunnis. |
| At least 12 people were also injured, children among them, government media and opposition activists said. | At least 12 people were also injured, children among them, government media and opposition activists said. |
| Photos from the scene showed an expanse of rubble and shattered buildings. | Photos from the scene showed an expanse of rubble and shattered buildings. |
| More than 100,000 people are estimated to have been killed since an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in 2011. | |
| Out of a population of 21 million, some 6.5 million Syrians are living as internally displaced people while almost 2.3 million are living as refugees abroad. | Out of a population of 21 million, some 6.5 million Syrians are living as internally displaced people while almost 2.3 million are living as refugees abroad. |