Terrorist's are using Toxic Gas And civilians killed ,says Syrian officiala
Syrian officials have reported that Terrorist in Aleppo are using toxic gas
More than seven civilians killed and 25 more were injured as terrorists fired shells, some containing toxic gas, at Aleppo, local health officials said as cited by Syria’s official SANA news agency.
The shelling occurred amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the city.A terrorist attack on the Old City of Aleppo on Tuesday with“shells containing toxic gas”led to the death of five and suffocation of eight more civilians, the outlet quoted the city’s health director, Mohamad Hazouri, as saying.A local police source told SANAthat terrorist groups fired rocketshells on the al-Hamadaniyeh neighborhood, injuring six. They also targeted the Salah-Eddin neighborhood, killing twoand injuring 11 more.
The Russian Reconciliation Centre in Syria said on Tuesdayevening in a statement that Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and Al-Nusra Front terrorists were continuing to shell residential areas in Aleppoand Damascus.“During the day in the province of Aleppo, terrorists fired mortars at the town of Ansar and two heights in the surrounding area, [and the] neighborhoods [of] Hai al-Ansari, Leramon, al- Khalidia and a shopping center"Castello" in the city of Aleppo were also targeted,”the statement reads.The violence comes amid a direhumanitarian crisis in Aleppo which“is on the verge of running out of food and other essential supplies,”a recent statement by Amnesty International said.Last week the Russian defense minister announced that“safe passages”would be created to let civilians flee the battle zone.Opposition fighters willing to“lay down arms”were also promised amnesty by Syrian government forces.On Tuesday the Russian Centerfor Reconciliation in Syria dispatched a convoy containing 18 tons of aid to Aleppo from the Russian Khmeimim air base."Service men of the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation sent food and essentials in a humanitarian convoy to temporary storage warehouses in Aleppo,"the statement said. The goods included personal hygiene equipment and medicine to be utilized by the ill or wounded.On Monday a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter was shot down while coming back from a humanitarian aid mission to Aleppo. The incident happened as the chopper was flying over the neighboring province. Three crew members and two officers onboard died.General Sergey Rudskoy, chief of the main operations department of the Russian General Staff said that terroristsvfrom Al-Nusra Front but also forces seen as“moderate opposition”by Washington operate in the area.Earlier on Tuesday, media reports suggested that toxic gas had been dispersed in the area where a Russian helicopter was shot down in Syria. Kremlin has said that it has no information on the issueadding that it’s not always clearwhat such claims are based on.The UN also said that it can’t confirm these reports.
More than seven civilians killed and 25 more were injured as terrorists fired shells, some containing toxic gas, at Aleppo, local health officials said as cited by Syria’s official SANA news agency.
The shelling occurred amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the city.A terrorist attack on the Old City of Aleppo on Tuesday with“shells containing toxic gas”led to the death of five and suffocation of eight more civilians, the outlet quoted the city’s health director, Mohamad Hazouri, as saying.A local police source told SANAthat terrorist groups fired rocketshells on the al-Hamadaniyeh neighborhood, injuring six. They also targeted the Salah-Eddin neighborhood, killing twoand injuring 11 more.
The Russian Reconciliation Centre in Syria said on Tuesdayevening in a statement that Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and Al-Nusra Front terrorists were continuing to shell residential areas in Aleppoand Damascus.“During the day in the province of Aleppo, terrorists fired mortars at the town of Ansar and two heights in the surrounding area, [and the] neighborhoods [of] Hai al-Ansari, Leramon, al- Khalidia and a shopping center"Castello" in the city of Aleppo were also targeted,”the statement reads.The violence comes amid a direhumanitarian crisis in Aleppo which“is on the verge of running out of food and other essential supplies,”a recent statement by Amnesty International said.Last week the Russian defense minister announced that“safe passages”would be created to let civilians flee the battle zone.Opposition fighters willing to“lay down arms”were also promised amnesty by Syrian government forces.On Tuesday the Russian Centerfor Reconciliation in Syria dispatched a convoy containing 18 tons of aid to Aleppo from the Russian Khmeimim air base."Service men of the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation sent food and essentials in a humanitarian convoy to temporary storage warehouses in Aleppo,"the statement said. The goods included personal hygiene equipment and medicine to be utilized by the ill or wounded.On Monday a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter was shot down while coming back from a humanitarian aid mission to Aleppo. The incident happened as the chopper was flying over the neighboring province. Three crew members and two officers onboard died.General Sergey Rudskoy, chief of the main operations department of the Russian General Staff said that terroristsvfrom Al-Nusra Front but also forces seen as“moderate opposition”by Washington operate in the area.Earlier on Tuesday, media reports suggested that toxic gas had been dispersed in the area where a Russian helicopter was shot down in Syria. Kremlin has said that it has no information on the issueadding that it’s not always clearwhat such claims are based on.The UN also said that it can’t confirm these reports.
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