The United States condemned on Saturday the Syrian regime's missile attack on the city of Aleppo on Friday, which killed dozens of Syrian citizens.

“These attacks, as well as other atrocities such as the strike against a field hospital earlier in the week, are only the latest demonstrations of the Syrian regime's ruthlessness and its lack of compassion for the Syrian people it claims to represent,” said State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.

She added, “The Assad regime has no legitimacy and remains in power only through brute force. Syrians across the country have demanded that Assad, and the architects of his violent campaign, step aside and allow a Syrian-led political transition to begin so that the rights of all Syrians can be respected, and the country can begin to rebuild.”