jet fighters and helicopters bombing east Aleppo hit a children’s hospital and a blood bank on Wednesday, as medics and patients sheltered in the basement waiting for the hours-long assault to end.
An ambulance driver and at least two children were among at least 20 civilians reportedly killed after a night of fierce attacks on rebel-held sections of Syria’s largest city. Another 47 people were reportedly injured.
The bombardment, which continued into Wednesday, is widely believed to mark the start of a push by Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s president, and his backers, including Russia and Iran, to crush the opposition in their last urban stronghold.
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