AMN / WEB DESK
At least 90 people have been killed as Syrian army jets launched more than 150 air strikes on eastern Aleppo in the last 24 hours. The latest raids on Friday, part of a new Syrian government offensive to recapture rebel-held parts of Aleppo, destroyed emergency service structures, as well as underground shelters used by civilians to hide from bombings. Three centres for a volunteer rescue group known as the White Helmets were also hit in the raids.
Five vehicles belonging to the White Helmets were destroyed also including an ambulance. It was the second consecutive day of such fierce attacks, with one resident saying the bombing continued all night and into the morning.
The Syrian military, which is backed by the Russian air force, said late on Thursday that it was starting a new operation against the rebel-held east, which is home to at least 250,000 people and has been battered by intense bombing for months.