syrian army says rebel bombardment of aleppo killed 84 in three days reuters monday 31 oct 2016 syrias army said in a statement on monday that the nusra front and what it called other terrorist groups had killed 84 people mostly women and children in aleppo during the past three days in a bombardment that included chemical weapons and rocket fire. the nusra front broke allegiance with al qaeda and changed its name to jabhat fateh al-sham in july and is one of the main rebel groups taking part in an offensive against government-held western aleppo that began on friday.
syrian army says rebel bombardment of aleppo killed 84 in three days