A Syrian rights group says fighting between government and rebel forces has intensified in a strategic part of Aleppo, the country’s commercial hub, with shells killing four civilians and forcing many others to flee.  The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the shelling hit the neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud on Sunday, as government troops tried to prevent rebels from taking the hilltop area. Control of Aleppo has been divided between the two sides for months, with … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict