Rockets kill 9 in Syria’s Aleppo: report May 5, 2014 - 12:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Rockets have reportedly slammed into a government-held district in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, killing 9 people. According to the Associated Press, the state-run SANA news agency said on Monday, May 5, that the overnight attack occurred in Aleppo's residential neighborhood of Ashrafiyeh. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack. Rebels fighting to oust President Bashar Assad from power have frequently fired mortars and rockets into cities that are under control of his forces. Aleppo is Syria's largest city and it has been divided between government- and opposition-held areas since rebels launched an offensive there in mid-2012, capturing whole neighborhoods and large parts of territory outside the city and along the border with Turkey. In the past months, government forces have been relentlessly shelling Aleppo's opposition districts with aircraft and artillery.  Top stories Another 10,000 fled Mosul after ISIS took control at the beginning of June and numbers dropped have fallen rapidly since. The announcement comes just two days after President Abdullah Gül confirmed that he would not seek a second term. In the report, the Observatory said its activists on the ground have the names of 5,641 rebels who have been killed in infighting. Both polls have Selahattin Demirtas, the expected candidate for Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party, on less than 10 percent.   Partner news |  Latest news Venice Film Fest Critics’ Week rolls out lineup of first works  The Venice Critics’ Week closer will be Berlusconi-era dramedy “Arance e Martello,” set in multi-ethnic Rome.Paramount nabs “Capture the Flag,” “Return of Hero” animation films “Capture the Flag” is the story of an evil billionaire who tries to secure the energy source of the future, by erasing all evidence of the 1969 moon landing.Saudi stock market to open up to foreign investors for first time The move, which should happen in the first half of 2015, sparked a 3% rise in the Tadawul index in early trading.Oil rises amid concerns over situation in Gaza, Ukraine Brent crude for September delivery, a benchmark for international oils, gained 3 cents to $107.71 on the ICE exchange in London. |
