UN Syria Envoy Struggles to Forge Aleppo Truce

The United Nations' Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura is struggling to arrange a cease-fire between government and rebel forces fighting near the city of Aleppo. De Mistura says Aleppo's population is in desperate need of food and other humanitarian aid. He says if the city falls, it could create another 400,000 refugees. Aleppo, Syria's second largest city, is split between government troops and rebels who are fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. The Assad...

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