Members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) shoot at a nearby government army position in the al-Jadeida neighbourhood, in the Old City of Aleppo, on August 21, 2012. The FSA has pushed into al-Jadeida, which houses a minority of Christians in the predominantly Muslim city, where heavy clashes with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad reigned.   – AFP File Photo

BEIRUT: Human rights group, Amnesty International says artillery, mortar fire and airstrikes by government forces in the northern city of Aleppo are killing mostly civilians, including children.

A new Amnesty report released Thursday said that air and artillery strikes against residential neighbourhoods are indiscriminate attacks that seriously endanger civilians.

Government troops and opposition forces have been fighting in Aleppo for a month after rebels took over several neighborhoods.

Amnesty says that among the dead are 10 members of one family, seven of them children. Their home was totally destroyed in two airstrikes on Aug. 6.

It said bodies of mostly young men, most of the time handcuffed and shot in the head, have been frequently found near the powerful Air Force Intelligence, which is a government-controlled area.