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Wednesday, May 4, 2016
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016
US announces ceasefire deal with Russia in Aleppo
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe United States and Russia have persuaded Syria’s government and moderate rebels to extend the country’s fragile truce to the northern city of Aleppo, although sporadic clashes continue, US officials say.
The agreement was reached late Tuesday and took effect at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday Damascus time.
Since Wednesday’s truce in Aleppo started, “we have seen an overall decrease in violence in these areas, even though there have been reports of continued fighting in some locations,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner says.
“It is critical that Russia redouble its efforts to influence the regime to abide fully,” he says, while “the United States will do its part with the opposition.”
— AP
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