DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — According to the source, the jihadists shelled Aleppo's northwestern neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsood, killing four civilians, including two children.
Militants from the al-Nusra Front jihadist group have attacked residential areas and Nayrab airport in Syrian northern city of Aleppo, Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.
"Groups of al-Nusra Front international terrorist organization continue their provocative actions aimed at violation of the ceasefire. In past 24 hours [the group] attacked the settlement of Handrat, Aleppo's neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsood and Halidia, as well as Nayrab airport, with mortars and multiple rocket launcher systems," the ministry said in a daily bulletin posted on its website.
Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad fighting numerous opposition factions and extremist groups.
A US-Russia-brokered ceasefire came into force across Syria on February 27. The ceasefire does not apply to terrorist organizations, such as the Daesh and the al-Nusra Front, both of which are outlawed in many countries, including Russia.
