AhlulBayt News Agency - Aleppo temporary truce was extended for 72 hours from 00:01 Saturday, as clashes escalated south. The extended pause in fighting for Aleppo comes as international condemnation mounted over deadly air strikes on a camp for displaced people in northern Syria on Thursday, where Assad regime and its Russian jets alternatively attacked.
Russia’s defence ministry said the fragile ceasefire had been extended "in order to prevent the situation from worsening" just minutes before the initial 48-hour truce for the city was due to expire.
"The regime of silence in the province of Latakia and in the city of Aleppo has been extended from 00:01 (local time) on May 7 (2200 GMT Friday) for 72 hours," the defence ministry said in a statement.
The international community hopes that a drop in fighting can galvanize faltering peace talks to end a five-year war that has killed more than 500.000 people and displaced millions.
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