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Thursday, July 7, 2016
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Thursday, July 7, 2016
Fierce fighting for key Aleppo road despite Syria truce
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Syrian army is advancing within firing range of the rebels’ sole supply route to Aleppo in heavy fighting, despite its announcement of a ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Saudi-backed rebel group Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) says four of its fighters were killed trying to stop the army from cutting the Castello Road, the only route into rebel-held areas of Syria’s second city.
The army announced yesterday that it is observing a 72-hour nationwide ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, but fighting has continued on the ground, particularly in and around Aleppo.
— AFP
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