Aleppo truce extended by 48 hours: Syrian army

May 10, 2016 03:06

A truce in Aleppo in northern Syria between regime forces and rebels that was due to expire has been extended by 48 hours, the army command said.

"The 'regime of silence' in Aleppo and its province has been extended by 48 hours from Tuesday 01:00 AM (local time) to midnight on Wednesday," a statement said yesterday.

The temporary truce, initially for two days and then prolonged until today at 00:01 AM, was decided after fighting killed nearly 300 people since April 22 in Aleppo, where some areas are held by rebels and others by government forces.

The announcement came as Russia and the United States agreed to boost efforts to find a political solution to Syria's five-year war which has killed more than 270,000 people and displaced millions.

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