DHAKA: A truce in the Syrian city of Aleppo has been extended for till Monday to “prevent the situation from worsening”.

Quoting the Russian defence ministry officials, BBC reports the matter.

The Syrian army announced a two-day truce on Wednesday, after two weeks of clashes left nearly 300 civilians dead.

The truce is part of international efforts to build on a wide-ranging ceasefire introduced in February.

Russia has been supporting its allies in the Syrian government with air strikes since September 2015.

Aleppo, in north-west Syria, was the country’s industrial and financial centre before the five-year civil war started.

The recent violence there has been the worst phase of the war in the city for more than a year.

BDST: 1148 HRS, MAY 7, 2016
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