A young Syrian boy rides his bicycle past destroyed houses in rebel-held area of Douma, outskirts of Damascus, Syria, October 25, 2015. EFE/MOHAMMED BADRA
Beirut, Oct 26 (EFE).- At least 24 people died on Sunday night in explosions and fighting on the southwestern outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, or SOHR, on Monday.
Among the victims were 14 members of the National Defense Forces, a pro-government Syrian military group, killed in an explosion on the road leading to the village of al-Ramusa, southwest of Aleppo, where clashes with opposition forces took place.
The fighting also resulted in the deaths of 10 people who belonged to rebel factions.
The Syrian authorities managed to regain control of al-Ramusa village during these clashes.
Meanwhile, skirmishes between government forces and the Islamic State are continuing on the road linking the towns of Khanaser and Athariya, southern Aleppo, and near the military airport of Kueires, which is being held under siege by jihadists.
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