Death toll from Aleppo airstrikes rises to 27

Rising violence, airstrikes kill over 200 in past week in Syria's Aleppo

The death toll from airstrikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo rose to 27, Sky News TV channel reported Thursday.

The victims included children and women, a civil defense center said.

It added that the air raids left a huge number of its equipment in the city destroyed.

Many civilians suffered also suffocation after warplanes dropped chlorine-filled barrels on a district in Aleppo, the city's health directorate said.

The Free Syrian Army also took control of several villages in Aleppo countryside following clashes with militias of the Syrian Democratic Forces.

Source: MENA