U.S. announces ceasefire for Aleppo after talks with Russia
Source: CNN
Latakia, Syria (CNN)A ceasefire is in effect in one of the most war-torn cities in Syria, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday. The United States and Russia concluded arrangements for a cessation of violence in Aleppo and surrounding areas, according to a department statement.
The two countries ended talks Tuesday and are closely monitoring whether the ceasefire sticks. Violence has decreased but continues, according to State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner.
"Attacks directed against Syria's civilian population can never be justified, and these must stop immediately," Toner said in a statement Wednesday.
"Our objective remains, and has always been, a single nationwide cessation of hostilities covering all of Syria -- not a series of local truces."
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