Syria air raids target Aleppo Kurd; kills 5

Syrian warplanes Saturday raided a flashpoint majority Kurdish district in the northern city of Aleppo, a watchdog said, while air strikes were also reported on the outskirts of Damascus.

"A warplane raided the west of Sheikh Maqsud in Aleppo city, killing at least five civilians and wounding several others," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as violence in the politically sensitive neighbourhood escalated. (AFP)