Rebel factions who claim to have made gains in Syria's city of Aleppo have come under intense air strikes from pro-government forces, BBC News reports.

The Syrian government released video of its planes apparently bombing targets in the south-west of the city.

The rebels earlier said they had broken a weeks-long government siege of Aleppo - a claim denied by Damascus.

Some 250,000 people reportedly live in the besieged areas.

Rebel factions who claim to have made gains in Syria's city of Aleppo have come under intense air strikes from pro-government forces.

The Syrian government released video of its planes apparently bombing targets in the south-west of the city.

The rebels earlier said they had broken a weeks-long government siege of Aleppo - a claim denied by Damascus.

Some 250,000 people reportedly live in the besieged areas.

The Syrian government denies the rebels have made any significant breakthrough, and says the siege remains in place.

However, government forces appear to be redeploying to avoid the rebels making any further gains.

Government forces cut Aleppo's rebel-held areas off in July.

Aleppo was once Syria's commercial capital and also boasted a rich architectural and archaeological heritage.

Much of it has been destroyed or looted during more than five years of war.