Government and rebels battle for control of Aleppo

Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province came under heavy bombardment yesterday as rebels and pro-government forces battled for control of the nearby city of Aleppo, activists said.

Much of the fighting has been marked by indiscriminate shelling, missile attacks, and aerial bombardment, killing scores of civilians across Idlib and Aleppo. The rebels do not have an air force.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported 26 air strikes across Idlib, one of the last remaining opposition bastions.