Air raids on Syria's Aleppo kill almost 2,000 in 2014: monitor

Smoke rises after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Mleha suburb of Damascus May 28, 2014. Picture taken May 28, 2014. REUTERS Photo

Barrel bombings and other Syrian government air raids on rebel districts of Aleppo and surrounding areas have killed 1,963 civilians since January, including 567 children, a monitoring group said Friday.
      
A total of 283 women were also among those confirmed killed in the air strikes, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights which relies on a network of medics and activists on the ground for its reports.

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