Syrian and Russian warplanes carried out on July 25 a series of airstrikes on militants’ positions in the opposition-held part of the western Aleppo countryside in response to the recent rocket attack on Aleppo’s city center.
According to opposition sources, the Syrian and Russian airstrikes targeted the towns of al-Bawabiya, al-Atarib, Qammari, al-Barqoum, Urem al-Kubra, Kafr Halab as well as the Base 46.
A day earlier, several rockets hit the districts of al-Hamadaniyah and Sayf al-Dawla in Aleppo’s city center killing three civilians and injuring many others. This was the second such attack on Aleppo in the last ten days.
Pro-government activists accused Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Turkish-backed National Front for Liberation (NFL) of carrying out the deadly rocket attack. However, this is yet to be confirmed.
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A large-scale ground operation seems to be the only option to put an end to the repeated rocket attacks on Aleppo’s city center. However, such an operation remains unlikely in the current military diplomatic situation.
