The contested city is now one of the main battlegrounds of Syria's devastating civil war.
- The Syrian military source said the army has been responding to insurgent attacks in Aleppo, adding: the militants continue using this fire and bombardment of civilians; the army will certainly not be quiet about it.'
- The Russian defence ministry, which is also conducting air strikes in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad, could not immediately be reached for comment. Russia has previously denied hitting civilian targets in Syria.
- A cessation of hostilities agreement has unravelled and fighting has resumed on numerous fronts in western Syria.
- Aleppo has been the epicentre of a military escalation that has helped to undermine UN-led peace talks in recent weeks.
- A Syrian military source said government warplanes had not been used in areas where airstrikes were reported.
- Bebars Mishal of the Civil Defence in Aleppo told Reuters that 40 people had been killed in a five-storey building next to the hospital.
- The head of a rescue service put the death toll at 50, saying most of the dead were in a building next door.
- The al-Quds hospital was supported by international medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), which said it was destroyed after being hit by a direct air strike that killed at least three doctors.
- a Civil Defense worker carries a child after airstrikes hit Aleppo, Syria.
The contested city is now one of the main battlegrounds of Syria's devastating civil war.
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