Aleppo truce extended by another 72 hours A temporary truce in Syria’s second city Aleppo has been extended for another 72 hours as clashes raged further south. International condemnation continues to mount over deadly air strikes on a displaced persons c

Syria’s state news agency SANA said a “regime of calm” – its preferred euphemism for a limited ceasefire – in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo and parts of Latakia province had been extended for 72 hours beginning at 1 a.m. on Saturday (2200 UTC Friday).