Escalating Shelling in Aleppo Kills Dozens of Civilians

A series of intense artillery and rocket attacks have struck residential neighborhoods in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo over recent days, resulting in significant civilian casualties. Multiple reports from Syrian state health officials indicate that shelling has killed and wounded scores of people, including women and children, and damaged homes, schools, and government buildings.

Health authorities in Aleppo have consistently attributed the attacks to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led military alliance. The Aleppo Health Directorate reported that one such bombardment killed 23 civilians and wounded 104 others, with a child, four women, and a dental student among the dead [46801]. In a separate incident, shelling killed nine people and injured 55 [44956]. Officials describe the strikes as hitting densely populated civilian areas, with one attack reportedly striking Al-Razi Hospital [32570].

The violence has prompted a heightened security presence in affected districts and forced dozens of families to flee their homes [32413][32574]. The city's infrastructure has also suffered, with reports of shells hitting a school [43297] and the local Agriculture Directorate, where several employees were wounded [42984]. The recurring attacks have caused major disruption, including the temporary suspension of flights at Aleppo International Airport and the closure of educational institutions [43841].

While the SDF has been repeatedly blamed by Syrian government sources for the civilian casualties, the group has not issued public statements addressing the specific allegations in most of these reports [46801][43080]. The Syrian Arab Army has stated it has conducted retaliatory strikes on SDF positions in response to the shelling [44685]. Aleppo remains a divided city, with front lines separating government-controlled zones from areas held by the SDF and other factions, making it a frequent flashpoint for violence [32413][44685].

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