At least 13 people were killed and over 40 others wounded on Sunday by a fresh rocket fire against a district in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, state news agency SANA reported.

The rockets slammed into the Sheikh Maksud district in Aleppo, said SANA, adding that the attack has left significant property damage.

SANA said the perpetrators are Turkey-backed militant groups, adding that their frequent shelling on the government-controlled part of Aleppo leads to the deaths of civilians, including women and children.

The attack is the latest in a series of rebels' shelling on government-controlled parts of Aleppo, Syria's largest city and once the economic capital of the country.

Large swathes of Aleppo are excluded from the ceasefire agreement, which went into effect last week, due to the heavy presence of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front and Islamic State (IS) group, both designated as terrorists by the United Nations. Endit

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