Aleppo truce

• ‘It’s like hell’: Winnipeggers watch as family and friends struggle back home in Aleppo

  Winnipeg families cling to hope that loved ones left behind in Aleppo survive the siege.

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  Dec 14, 2016
  
• Aleppo evacuation back on track, will end years of fighting

  Syrian rebel officials said a ceasefire deal for Aleppo was back on track, and its implementation, including evacuations from the last rebel-held areas of the city would begin "within hours."

  World

  Dec 14, 2016
  
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• Syrian government refuses UN proposal for Aleppo truce

  The Syrian government refused the latest proposal for a truce in Aleppo, calling on insurgents to withdraw and saying it would not grant autonomy to the rebel-held east in exchange for calm.

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  Nov 20, 2016
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• U.S.-led jets kill dozens of Syrian soldiers, prompting emergency UN meeting

  U.S.-led coalition forces bombed Syrian troops near Deir al-Zor airport on Saturday, the Syrian army said, allowing Islamic State fighters to briefly overrun their position.

  World

  Sep 17, 2016
• Syria truce ‘will not hold out’ says senior rebel source

  A senior rebel in Syria warned the truce "will not hold out" as some fighting persisted and aid failed to come through.

  World

  Sep 17, 2016