DHAKA: Syrian government forces have bombarded Aleppo with barrel bombs and air raids for a second day, with scores of people killed in 48 hours, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

At least 36 people were killed in Sunday`s attacks alone on Syria`s second city, the London-based monitoring group said after reporting 85 deaths the previous day.

Government fighter jets targeted rebel-held districts in eastern Aleppo with barrel bombs - oil drums or cylinders packed with explosives and shrapnel - on Sunday.

Rami Abdel Rahman, the Syrian Observatory`s director, told AFP news agency that 21 people were killed in three waves of attacks on the Tareq al-Bab district, including 13 children.

Another 15 died in separate air raids and barrel-bomb attacks on Aleppo.

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Source: Aljazeera.com

BDST: 1033 HRS, FEB 03, 2014