Today in Aleppo: Suspected Chlorine Gas Attack, Russian Promise to let Aid in, fails.

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At least four people have died after a suspected chlorine gas attack on the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo.

The gas is believed to have been dropped alongside barrel bombs on the Zubdiya neighbourhood, which is in the rebel-held part of the city.

Hamza Khatib, manager of Al Quds hospital, told Reuters that he had recorded four deaths and 55 injuries.

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http://news.sky.com/story/syria-four-dead-in-suspected-chlorine-gas-attack-in-aleppo-10531446


Syria conflict: Aleppo hit by clashes despite Russia aid pledge

read:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37043068

And in Raqa:

Russian air strikes on the Islamic State group bastion of Raqa in northern Syria on Thursday killed at least 30 people, including 24 civilians, a monitoring group said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said they were killed and dozens of people wounded when 10 Russian raids hit the city and its outskirts.

The monitor said it had not yet confirmed how many of the remaining six people killed were civilians or IS jihadists.

The Britain-based Observatory -- which relies on a network of sources inside Syria for its information -- says it determines what planes carried out raids according to their type, location, flight patterns and the munitions involved.

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read:https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/32305193/russia-raids-on-is-syria-bastion-raqa-kill-30/

[Blue_Tires]

1. k+r

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2. thank you.

I have this thing about it being important not to look away- even if one believes that there is nothing that can be done.