Uneasy calm in Aleppo as partial truce declared

An uneasy calm has been reported across the divided Syrian city of Aleppo after a partial truce came into effect. Some residents said they had ventured on to the streets for the first time in days after the 48-hour “regime of calm” began early on Thursday. However, state media and monitors said one person had […]

An uneasy calm has been reported across the divided Syrian city of Aleppo after a partial truce came into effect.
Some residents said they had ventured on to the streets for the first time in days after the 48-hour “regime of calm” began early on Thursday.
However, state media and monitors said one person had died in shelling by rebels overnight.
Fighting in Aleppo has threatened a nationwide cessation of hostilities aimed at bolstering peace talks.