Syrian regime forces killed 30 civilians, including women and children, in Rityan, north of Aleppo, on Wednesday.
"Regime forces attacked many houses in Rityan and killed 30 people," an editor from the opposition Shahba Press Agency, Memun Abu Omar, told The Anadolu Agency.
He added that a number of women who support the opposition were held captive in Rityan, which is currently controlled by regime forces.
Fierce clashes also took place between regime forces and the opposition in the Rashideen and Zahra districts of Aleppo, activist Mustafa Sultan said.
Many regime soldiers were killed in the clashes, he claimed.
