Saturday's report by the Tasnim news agency quoted a statement from the Revolutionary Guard of Mazandaran province in northern Iran. The Latest on Syria's civil war (all times local):5:15 p.m.A semi-official Iranian news agency is reporting that several members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard were killed while fighting against militants in northern Syria. Russia and the U.S. last week reached an agreement to extend Syria's cease-fire to Aleppo. The Syrian military said it would last only 48 hours. Velayati's comments came as Russia's Defense Ministry announced that a cease-fire in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has been extended by three days starting Saturday.

Source: ABC News May 07, 2016 05:11 UTC