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First air strikes target Aleppo during truce

First air strikes target Aleppo during truceDamascus, Sep 18 (IANS) Warplanes struck several neighbourhoods of Aleppo on Sunday, the first in the city since a nationwide ceasefire went into effect on last Monday, a monitor group reported.

At least one woman was killed in the air strikes that targeted the rebel-held areas of Sakhour, Karm al-Jabal and Karm al-Baik, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The air strikes were the first in Aleppo, since the city enjoyed a relative calm following the implementation of a US-Russian brokered truce in Syria, Xinhua news agency reported.

 

Earlier in the day, Syria's national TV said tens of civilians evacuated the rebel-held areas in Aleppo city, as part of a renewed government call on civilians and armed men to leave the besieged rebel-held areas in Aleppo.

The US-Russian ceasefire deal is threatened with a recent escalation between Washington and Moscow, after the US-led air strikes killed 90 Syrian soldiers in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, the first US strike to target government forces since the coalition started operations in Syria in late 2014.

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