Syria's war: Calls for truce to get aid into Aleppo

UN envoy says "truce can save lots of lives" as fighting between Syrian forces and rebels rages on in Aleppo and Hasaka.



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Source: Al Jazeera and agencies

The UN special envoy to Syria has called for a truce again around the city of Aleppo as activists report more deaths in fighting around the country.

Activists said 33 people were killed in fighting in Aleppo on Saturday when air strikes targeted the city's southern edges and intense battles raged, the AFP news agency reported.

Meanwhile, in northeastern Syria 25 people have been killed in air strikes in Hasaka, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Activists said government forces attacked the mainly Kurdish city for a third day on Saturday.

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