Syrian guns pounded rebel positions in Aleppo and heavy fighting rocked the Old City amid a flurry of diplomatic activity Tuesday, as world powers pressed on with the formidable task of seeking an end to the bloodshed.
After an eerily quiet morning, a resident reported renewed bombardments of the Kalasseh and Bustan al-Qasr districts in the south, Suleiman al-Halabi in the centre and Bustan al-Basha in the north.
“There are clashes now in the Old City,” a mainly Christian area of the commercial hub, the resident said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that five people, including a child were killed, in shelling of the rebel stronghold of Sakhur, and 12 people killed altogether in Aleppo province.
Drinking water supplies – cut off in many areas of the city after a main pipe was blown open during fighting and air raids on Saturday – were restored after repairs, the resident said.
But shortages persisted in the northeast of the city, including in Bustan al-Basha.