American officials say that an agreement has been reached with Syria's ally, Russia, to extend a truce declared by the Assad government to the city of Aleppo.
The US State Department says the cessation of hostilities went into effect just after midnight local time, and since then there has been an overall decrease in violence, albeit with reports of continued fighting in some areas.
Here's our correspondent at UN Headquarters in New York, Lorna Shaddick.
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DUR: 45 seconds
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The US State Department says the cessation of hostilities went into effect just after midnight local time, and since then there has been an overall decrease in violence, albeit with reports of continued fighting in some areas.
Here's our correspondent at UN Headquarters in New York, Lorna Shaddick.
IN: The reported extension...
OUT: SOC
DUR: 45 seconds
POT: 32 seconds
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