ALEPPO - The United Nations has urged Syria’s government to allow immediate aid deliveries to hunger-stricken civilians after a fragile ceasefire was extended for 48 hours by Russia and the United States. In a sign of renewed tensions between the two powers, Moscow on Thursday accused Washington of failing to meet its obligations under the truce deal it brokered with Moscow. The ceasefire deal calls for the demilitarisation of the key Castello Road into the city. "As of the third day (of the truce), only the Syrian army is observing the regime of silence," he said. The opposition has yet to officially sign on, and hours before the ceasefire began Assad said he was committed to recovering all of Syria.

Source: Viet Nam News September 16, 2016 04:30 UTC