4 martyred, including 3 children, over 43 injured in terrorist rocket attacks in Aleppo and Daraa

Aleppo/Daraa – In a new breach of the cessation of hostilities agreement, Jabhat al-Nusra and other armed groups affiliated to it targeted with rocket shells several residential neighborhoods in Aleppo city on Monday.

A source at Aleppo Police Command said that three of the shells fell in al-Sulaimaniyeh neighborhood, claiming the lives of 3 children and injuring 17 people, some of them are in critical situation, SANA reported.

19 more civilians were injured by a number of shells that hit al-Izaa (radio) neighborhood, according to the source.

Two other shells hit Bab al-Faraj neighborhood and Qurtuba roundabout in al-Zahraa neighborhood, injuring 2 civilians.

Earlier, the source said three rocket shells fired by terrorists positioned in Bani Zaid neighborhood landed in the neighborhoods of al-Jamiliyeh, Mogambo and al-Ashrafiyeh, leaving a woman dead and five people injured.

The shelling attacks caused material damage to houses and public and private properties.

Similar terrorist attacks that took place in Aleppo city in the past 48 hours killed 10 people and injured dozens of others, most of them are children and women.

Daraa

In the same context, one civilian was injured due to a terrorist rocket attack that hit Daraa city.

A source at Daraa Governorate said that terrorists fired 5 rocket shells that landed at the junction near the Finance Directorate in Daraa city, injuring one person and causing material damage to the residents’ properties.