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AID FOR ALEPPO

Up to 91 dead in rebel-held Aleppo after second day of brutal Syrian and Russian airstrikes

The Sun is calling for donations for our Aid for Aleppo campaign with Save the Children to help Syrian kids

THE SYRIAN city of Aleppo was blasted by airstrikes for a second day yesterday as the county’s military continues its new offensive to retake rebel-held areas.

Activists claim that both Syrian and Russian warplanes have been attacking the city.

Carnage... a wounded man is carried from the rubble in Syrian city Aleppo
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Carnage . . .  a wounded man is carried from the rubble in Aleppo after Syrian and Russian warplanes recommenced relentless attacks on the cityCredit: Getty Images
The death toll in the latest wave of attacks is thought to be 91, but activists say there may be more bodies beneath the rubble
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The death toll in the latest wave of attacks is thought to be 91, but activists say there may be more bodies beneath the rubbleCredit: Getty Images
Rescue workers have described the attacks as "annihilation" of a city
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Rescue workers have described the attacks as 'annihilation' of a cityCredit: Getty Images

The action came just hours after a major new offensive was announced - quashing any hopes of restoring a US-Russian ceasefire in the country.

The death toll is thought to stand at 91 across the troubled city, but activists fear there may be many more bodies trapped under the rubble.

One rescue worker described what happened as “annihilation” and the government has urged people to avoid positions held by rebels.

Russian jets hit the civil defence center in Aleppo
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Rescue vehicles were destroyed and rendered useless in the recent blastsCredit: Getty Images
Search and rescue teams carried bodies from the rubble
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Search and rescue teams carried bodies from the rubbleCredit: Getty Images
This is a city in desperate need of help and The Sun continues to ask its readers for donations for Aleppo
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This is a city in desperate need of help and The Sun continues to ask its readers for donations for AleppoCredit: Getty Images

The Sun continues to ask its generous readers to donate to our Aid For Aleppo campaign, in association with charity Save The Children.

The money will go towards providing vulnerable Syrian children with food, supporting hospitals and setting up specialist emotional support.

To donate please visit

Or text SYRIA to 70008 to donate £5 to The Sun’s Aid for Aleppo Appeal.

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