Footage released by the Aleppo Media Center on Aug. 17 appears to show a little boy and others being rescued from rubble after an airstrike. (Aleppo Media Center)Footage released by the Aleppo Media Center on Aug. 17 appears to show a little boy and others being rescued from rubble after an airstrike. The Obama administration, which has been pushing for a more widespread cease-fire, said it would not “turn up our nose” at the 48-hour offer. But “we really believe it’s important to get beyond temporary, ephemeral and localized cease-fires,” State Department spokesman John Kirby said. The United States and Russia, which head a separate international task force trying to implement a cease-fire, have been negotiating for months as the carnage has increased.

Source: Washington Post August 18, 2016 22:44 UTC