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Assad regime bombs civilian area near Aleppo to retaliate against rebels

During the bombing, two people in a vehicle were killed. A number of shops were destroyed. © timtams83

Five civilians were killed when the Syrian regime bombed the town of Darrat Azza on December 17, 2023. Darrat Azza is part of an area held by rebels opposed to the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Among the dead are a pregnant woman and a child. Our Observers on the ground say that the bombing was intense and that it deliberately targeted civilians.

People began to hear the bombs fall around 5pm on December 17 in the town of Darrat Azza, an area to the east of Aleppo that is controlled by rebels opposed to the Syrian regime.

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