published july 2 2016 syrians inspect the damage on a street following a reported airstrike at a market in the rebel-held district of tariq al-bab in the northern city of aleppo on july 1 2016. (afp photo) at least 16 civilians including women and children were killed friday during an air raid by the syrian regime army on the opposition-held neighborhood of tareeq al-bab in aleppo syrias largest city according to a pro-opposition civil defense source on the ground. the missiles fired from a syrian warplane also wounded 25 others ibrahim abu leys told anadolu agency. syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011 when the bashar al-assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests - which erupted as part of the "arab spring" uprisings - with unexpected ferocity and disproportionate force. since then more than a quarter of a million people have been killed - and more than 10 million displaced - throughout the war-battered country according to the un. the syrian center for policy research an ngo however has put the death toll from the five-year conflict at as high as 470000.
assad regime airstrike kills 16 civilians in syrias aleppo