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Syrian Military Confirms 48-Hour Aleppo Ceasefire

© AFP 2023 / GEORGE OURFALIANSyrian emergency personnel secure a street after rockets reportedly fired by rebels hit Al-Dabbeet hospital in the government-controlled neighbourhood of Muhafaza in the northern city of Aleppo on May 3, 2016
Syrian emergency personnel secure a street after rockets reportedly fired by rebels hit Al-Dabbeet hospital in the government-controlled neighbourhood of Muhafaza in the northern city of Aleppo on May 3, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Following a US-Russian agreement, the Syrian military has confirmed that a 48-hour ceasefire will take place in the city of Aleppo.

Earlier on Wednesday, Washington and Moscow brokered a deal to decrease violence in Syria’s Aleppo province.

Militants shell a district in Aleppo. File photo - Sputnik International
Russia, US Agree to Extend Syria Ceasefire to Aleppo - DoS

"As part of our urgent efforts to de-escalate violence in Syria and reaffirm the cessation of hostilities nationwide, the United States and Russia concluded arrangements late yesterday to extend this effort to Aleppo province, including Aleppo city and its surrounding areas," reads a statement from the US State Department.

The "silent" period came into effect at 00:01 local time on Wednesday.

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