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270 Civilians Killed By Terrorist Shelling In Syria Says Russian MoD

Over 270 civilians have been killed and hundreds injured as terrorist groups shelled Syrian cities over the past 24 hours, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. “Militants from terrorist groups have shelled Syrian cities killing more than 270 peaceful civilians and leaving hundreds of people injured,” an information bulletin from the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria reported. RT reports: The Al-Nusra Front, an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, has managed to recuperate, “[regroup] its forces” and “launched active warfare,” reads a June 4 bulletin by the Russian center for reconciliation of the opposing sides According to the Defense Ministry, the offensive was made possible due to the fact that Al-Nusra fighters share territory with the so-called “moderate opposition” and therefore have not been targeted by airstrikes. Exploiting the opportunity, Al-Nusra together with Ahrar al-Sham carried out attacks in the Sheikh Maqsood neighborhood of Aleppo, which is controlled by Kurdish militia, destroying police headquarters and killing more than 40 people and injuring over 100 in the heavy fighting. At the same time, more than 1,000 members of unspecified armed groups, stationed in Aleppo’s Ansari neighborhood, supposedly under the control of the “moderate” rebels, attacked the Syrian army. The terrorist groups also [...]