Airstrikes in northern Syria after US-Russia agreement
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Syrian government warplanes bombarded rebel-held areas around the country Saturday while insurgents shelled government-held neighborhoods in violence that left dozens killed or wounded hours after a new US-Russia agreement was reached to try and reduce violence in the war-torn country.
The United States and Russia announced a deal that foresees a nationwide cease-fire starting on Monday, followed a week later by an unexpected new military partnership targeting ISIS and al-Qaida militants as well as the establishment of new limits on President Bashar Assad's forces.
State news agency SANA said the Syrian government accepts the agreement, adding that hostilities will stop in the northern city of Aleppo, the country's largest, for "humanitarian reasons." It did not say when the violence will stop, adding that the US-Russia agreement "was reached with the knowledge and approval of the Syrian government."
