FILE — In this Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, file photo, provided by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets, shows a Civil Defense worker carrying the body of a child after airstrikes hit al-Shaar neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP, File) FILE — In this Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, file photo, provided by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets, shows a Civil Defense worker carrying the body of a child after airstrikes hit al-Shaar neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP, File)Russian and Syrian warplanes on Tuesday halted their airstrikes on Syria’s besieged city of Aleppo in preparation for a temporary truce that Moscow has announced for later in the week, the Russian defense minister said. Watch what else is making newsAt that time, Russian and Syrian militaries will desist from any offensive actions. A Russia-U.S.-brokered cease-fire collapsed last month as the Syrian army launched an offensive on the rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo under the cover of Russian warplanes.

Source: Indian Express October 18, 2016 09:09 UTC