Moscow says Russia and Syria are halting Aleppo air strikes for now
Moscow — The Russian and Syrian air forces stopped bombing Aleppo at 7am GMT on Tuesday, Russia’s defence minister said, in a move he said was meant to pave the way for an eight-hour truce on Thursday."Strikes in the Aleppo region by the Russian and Syrian air forces are stopping today starting at 10 am (local time)," Sergei Shoigu said in a televised briefing."The early cessation of air strikes is necessary to introduce a ‘humanitarian pause’ on October 20. This guarantees the security of civilians’ exit through six corridors and prepares the evacuation of the sick and injured from eastern Aleppo."Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday that its forces and the Syrian regime would halt fire in Aleppo on Thursday for eight hours amid mounting criticism of the Moscow-backed assault against Syria’s second city.Shoigu on Tuesday called on countries that "have influence on armed groups in eastern Aleppo" to convince group leaders to cease hostilities and leave the city.Shoigu said the i...
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