Syria: Aleppo ceasefire offers 'glimmer of hope'

Temporary 'freeze' on fighting may go ahead in Aleppo after government forces said they would halt bombing

Rebel groups in Aleppo
(Image credit: AFP/Getty Images)

The Syrian government has indicated that it is willing to suspend airstrikes in Aleppo for six weeks as part of a trial ceasefire, according to a UN mediator.

The proposal could offer a "glimmer of hope", but still needed to be negotiated with various rebel forces, said Syria's UN envoy Staffan de Mistura.

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