Twenty-two civilians were killed in an exchange of fire in Syria’s second city Aleppo, a monitor said on Sunday, in one of the highest single tolls since a fragile truce came into force.
Nearly all warring parties in Syria — the regime, rebels, jehadis, and Kurds — have carved out zones of control in war-torn Aleppo province.
Since February 27, a truce has seen violence drop across parts of Syria, including the provincial capital of Aleppo city.
But renewed violence in the northern city during the past 24 hours has seriously strained the truce, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.
At least six civilians were killed and eight wounded in regime air strikes on rebel-held eastern parts of the city on Saturday.