Aleppo is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis, as the eastern rebel-held part of the city has come under siege by government forces.
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The Civil Defense spokesman said it was the second time Saraqeb had been hit by toxic gas.
The group, also known as the “White Helmets”, released video showing what it said were several victims lying on what appeared to be rudimentary hospital beds, breathing through masks and hooked up to IV drips.
Syrian opposition fighters have launched a major assault on government-held southwestern parts of Aleppo to try to reopen supply lines after the army and its allies tightened their siege of opposition-held parts of the city last week.
Moscow said last week it was opening humanitarian corridors for civilians to leave the rebel-held areas, and for fighters to give up their arms. The Syrian government and Russian Federation have accused rebel forces of using poison gas.
Russia’s defence ministry announced the downing of the helicopter, which it said was carrying three crew and two officers.
The attack by Russian warplanes comes after a Mi-8 transport helicopter was shot down over the Syrian province of Idlib on Monday, resulting in the death of five soldiers.
All five aboard the helicopter died, and Russian Federation has not resumed airstrikes on Syrian militant groups since the incident.
“Developments on the ground show how the Assad regime continues to blatantly ignore global law and U.N. Security Council resolutions, especially those related to the use of chemical weapons”, the Syrian National Council said. The government and Russian Federation have accused rebels of using poison gas.
SANA reported on Tuesday that four women and three children were among the nine killed when rebels shelled and fired at three front-line neighborhoods on Monday night. The Syrian regime and Russian Federation say four more corridors will soon be made available.
United Nations investigators established that sarin gas was used in eastern Ghouta in 2013.
Rebel forces are targeting the Ramussa district of Aleppo, which would prevent the government accessing areas they control and allow the rebels to reach their own besieged eastern strongholds. In both cases details and evidence remain scant, and many claims of illegal use of chemical weapons are never verified.
The strikes came despite an appeal by US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday for Russian Federation to “restrain” itself and its ally in Damascus from “offensive operations”.
The Observatory said 50 rebels and allied jihadists had been killed since the operation began on July 31, as well as dozens of regime troops.
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The Observatory said at least 11 people, including five children, were killed when bombs were dropped in a market in the rebel-held town of Atareb.
