title: presstvnato pushes military buildup plans near russia
text: syria this file photo shows smoke rising from western aleppo after militant shelling 
  at least  civilians are killed and some  others injured as foreignbacked militants shell western aleppo after launching a massive offensive to break the syrian governments siege over the city 
  a ukbased monitoring group sympathetic to the militants said hundreds of shells and rockets had fallen on various western neighborhoods of the city on friday 
  militant groups involved in the attack include turkeybacked fsa and jaish alfatah an alliance of terrorist factions actively supported by saudi arabia and turkey they told news agencies 
  a senior militant said it was going to be a big battle with all the groups there participating 
  the attack appeared to have been mostly launched by militants from outside the city against government forces that hold its western districts reuters news agency reported 
  the socalled syrian observatory for human right said militants had set off several car bombs on the western edge of aleppo after launching grad rockets at the citys nairab airbase 
  heavy militant bombardment with more than  rockets and shells struck districts on the southwest of the city it said 
  the syrian military said a militant attack in that area had been thwarted and the army had destroyed four car bombs 
  the massive assault by foreignbacked militants comes in the wake of a unilateral humanitarian pause declared by syria and russia in the city 
  on thursday the russian defense ministry said aircraft had not carried out any sorties over aleppo for the past nine days there were no immediate indication on friday whether the airstrikes had resumed 
  militants used a usrussian ceasefire to break the siege in early august opening up a new route into the city from the south but government forces quickly closed it 
  the new civilian deaths came after at least six children were killed and over a dozen people injured after takfiri terrorists launched rocket attacks on a school as well as a house in aleppo