11 killed in mortar attack in Syria

At least 11 people were killed and 50 others injured Monday when mortar shells slammed into areas of the northwestern Syrian province of Aleppo, media reported.

Mortar shells, fired by armed militant groups, struck the government-controlled neighbourhood of al-Hamadanieh, and the Sa'ad- Allah al-Jabiri Square in Aleppo, Xinhua reported citing SANA news agency.

The attack is the latest in a series of endless and indiscriminate mortar shellings the rebels have resorted to in a bid to destabilise government-controlled areas, according to local media.

Aleppo, Syria's largest city and economic hub, has emerged as the main battlefield in the country's three-year crisis since the rebels vowed to liberate Aleppo from government forces in June 2012.