23 civilians killed in Aleppo clashes as authorities claim takeover

The number of civilians killed in attacks on residential neighborhoods in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has risen to 23, with at least 104 others wounded since Tuesday, local health authorities said on Saturday, as government forces began entering the last of the city's Kurdish-majority districts after days of clashes.



Munir al-Mohammad, media director of Aleppo's Health Directorate, told the state-run SANA news agency that the casualties resulted from attacks attributed to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) targeting residential areas from Tuesday until 5:00 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Saturday.



He said the victims included one child and four women, as well as a dentistry student who was killed by sniper fire. He added that most of the wounded are women and children, with several in critical condition and at risk of dying at any moment.



Earlier on Saturday, four civilians were wounded after suicide drones launched by the SDF struck residential areas in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, including one drone that hit the city's government headquarters building, SANA reported.