The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said the hospital strike killed a pharmacist and put the facility out of service. ___Associated Press writer Albert Aji in Damascus, Syria contributed to this report. BEIRUT — Syrian rebels launched an offensive aimed at breaking the government’s siege of eastern Aleppo on Sunday, where the U.N. estimates some 300,000 people are trapped with dwindling food and medical supplies. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which gathers information from a network of local informants, said rebels and pro-government forces were clashing along several fronts on the outskirts of the divided city. The latest advance by the Syrian Democratic Forces opened the way for some 2,300 additional civilians to evacuate the town, the Observatory said.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2016 13:31 UTC