Syrian army offensive<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Pro-government media say the Syrian army is pressing ahead in a major campaign on Aleppo, supported by Iranian-backed militias and Russian air power.<br /><br /> The aim is to take full control of the divided northern Syrian city, after a ceasefire collapsed last month.<br /><br /> Russian and Syrian warplanes are continuing to pound residential areas in besieged parts of the city where thousands of civilians are trapped.<br /><br /> The air campaign has hit hospitals, destroyed infrastructure and led to hundreds of civilian casualties.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> The Latest: UN releases satellite images showing most recent destruction of Syria's embattled city of Aleppo. https://t.co/qVJpQvCXDp— The Associated Press (@AP) October 5, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Fresh air strikes on Aleppo province<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Social media footage is said to show fresh military air strikes in the province of Aleppo.<br /><br /> The town of Daret Izza, 30 kilometres west of Aleppo, has reportedly been targeted.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> A heavy cloud of smoke and dust<br /><br /> The two clips showed a heavy cloud of smoke and dust rising over buildings.<br /><br /> A bystander can be heard saying it was a cluster bomb strike on civilians in the town.<br /><br /> There has been no news on casualties.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Bomb factory found in Aleppo<br /><br /> The government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media has released footage from inside the Bustan Al-Basha neighbourhood of Aleppo.<br /><br /> The footage shows what appears to be a factory of hand-made bombs made using domestic gas bottles as shells.<br /><br /> There are also scenes severely damaged buildings.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Rebels claim to have repelled Syrian army offensive<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Rebel forces say they have repelled a Syrian army offensive in southern Aleppo.<br /><br /> They claim to have inflicted losses on pro-government fighters after several hours of clashes on the fringe of Sheikh Saed district on the southern fringes of the rebel-held eastern half of the city.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Civilian casualties<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> In the 15 days since the collapse of the ceasefire, UK-based conflict monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it has documented the deaths of 293 civilians in the besieged east of Aleppo.<br /><br /> The monitoring group says there have been 25 deaths in government-held west Aleppo as a result fo rebel shelling.<br />
