The rebel fighter said about 40 government fighters had been killed,
while rebel losses stood at 10 dead. The military source denied heavy
casualties in army ranks, but said dozens of civilians and many rebels
had been killed.
Dozens killed in Aleppo battle(Reuters)
Dozens of people were killed in a day-long battle between Syrian rebels and government forces in western Aleppo that was still going on intermittently on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and combatant sources on both sides said.
The
combatant sources gave conflicting accounts of the outcome of the
battle that began early on Tuesday in and around the Jamiyat al-Zahraa
area of western Aleppo. A rebel said insurgents had managed to take some
ground from the government side, while the army said the attack was
repelled.
The fighting threatened the army's defensive lines around government-held areas of western Aleppo.
Observatory director Rami Abdulrahman
said dozens had been killed on both sides in what he described as the
most intense battle in the area in a year. Government forces were
reinforced by allies from Lebanon's Hezbollah, he said.
The
rebel fighter said about 40 government fighters had been killed, while
rebel losses stood at 10 dead. The military source denied heavy
casualties in army ranks, but said dozens of civilians and many rebels
had been killed.
The rebel and a second opposition
fighter said insurgents had at one point captured a strategic location
known as Family House, but later lost it after the government side
brought in reinforcements.
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