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Air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Aleppo, monitors say Air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Aleppo, monitors say
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Four air strikes have hit rebel-held parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo, activists say, the first raids there since a ceasefire began last Monday.Four air strikes have hit rebel-held parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo, activists say, the first raids there since a ceasefire began last Monday.
Several people were injured, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, but it could not identify who carried out the strikes. Several people were injured, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, but it did not say who carried out the strikes.
Russia has said the future of the truce is in doubt after a US-led strike killed dozens of Syrian army soldiers. Russia has said the future of the truce is in doubt after the US-led coalition struck the Syrian army in Deir al-Zour.
But France says the Syrian government is behind most of the violations. A Syrian political adviser told the BBC the US strike could not be a mistake.
An activist in Aleppo told the BBC there had been strikes on the eastern neighbourhoods of Karam al-Jabal and al-Shaar, and the Aleppo Media Centre reported three injuries in an airstrike on al-Sakhour neighbourhood. The cessation of hostilities brokered jointly by the US and Russia does not exclude attacks on IS or other jihadist groups.
The cessation of hostilities brokered jointly by the US and Russia does not include attacks on IS or other jihadist groups. An activist in Aleppo confirmed there had been strikes on the eastern neighbourhoods of Karam al-Jabal and al-Shaar.
'Very big question mark' The Aleppo Media Centre reported three injuries in an airstrike on al-Sakhour neighbourhood.
The US-led attack on Saturday has led to a deterioration in relations between the US and Russia, with both Russia and Syria saying it proved there was coordination between the US and the Islamic State group.The US-led attack on Saturday has led to a deterioration in relations between the US and Russia, with both Russia and Syria saying it proved there was coordination between the US and the Islamic State group.
US Central Command said the coalition believed it was attacking IS positions, and has expressed regret for the "unintentional loss of life".US Central Command said the coalition believed it was attacking IS positions, and has expressed regret for the "unintentional loss of life".
But President Bashar al-Assad's media adviser, Bouthaina Shaaban, said she did not believe the attack was unintentional.
"The United States, the superpower, the greatest country in the world, makes mistakes in targeting the army? I mean, this doesn't make sense to ask," she told BBC World television.
"The other explanation is that there is one authority in the United States who wanted to conduct this, the other doesn't want to. And that's why they are finding it very difficult to implement what they agreed upon with the Russian," she said.
The attack put "a very big question mark" over the truce's future, said Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.The attack put "a very big question mark" over the truce's future, said Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
But the French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said that despite the US-led strike the Syrian government was mostly to blame for the violations of the truce.But the French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said that despite the US-led strike the Syrian government was mostly to blame for the violations of the truce.
"We have to hold on to this accord and keep it alive at all costs so we need to get over the events of the last few hours," he said. "But while there were these incidents... we shouldn't forget that what has harmed the American-Russian ceasefire is firstly the regime. It is always the regime of Bashar al-Assad."
Syria said on Sunday it had lost a warplane in the area of Saturday's attack, which so-called Islamic State (IS) said it had shot down.Syria said on Sunday it had lost a warplane in the area of Saturday's attack, which so-called Islamic State (IS) said it had shot down.
The BBC's Lina Sinjab, reporting from Beirut, says it is rare for the Syrian government to acknowledge losses caused by IS, and the announcement may be intended to draw attention to the consequences of the US-led air strike.The BBC's Lina Sinjab, reporting from Beirut, says it is rare for the Syrian government to acknowledge losses caused by IS, and the announcement may be intended to draw attention to the consequences of the US-led air strike.
The air attack caused a bitter row between the US and Russia at the United Nations Security Council on Saturday night, with each country's representatives walking out while the other was speaking.The air attack caused a bitter row between the US and Russia at the United Nations Security Council on Saturday night, with each country's representatives walking out while the other was speaking.
Analysis by BBC diplomatic correspondent Jonathan MarcusAnalysis by BBC diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus
Washington's mistaken air strikes on Syrian government forces raise several questions; not least why American aircraft were hitting what they thought were IS positions in an area where IS was engaged with Syrian forces.Washington's mistaken air strikes on Syrian government forces raise several questions; not least why American aircraft were hitting what they thought were IS positions in an area where IS was engaged with Syrian forces.
The US role is clearly not directly to assist Mr Assad's troops against IS fighters.The US role is clearly not directly to assist Mr Assad's troops against IS fighters.
The strikes, belatedly called off after the Russians notified the Americans, have made a delicate situation even more complex.The strikes, belatedly called off after the Russians notified the Americans, have made a delicate situation even more complex.
They have put at risk a ceasefire that, so far, is only partial and that has not yet provided the promised access for aid deliveries to begin in earnest.They have put at risk a ceasefire that, so far, is only partial and that has not yet provided the promised access for aid deliveries to begin in earnest.
The error - admitted by the Pentagon - is bound to erode what limited trust, if any, exists between Washington and Moscow. If the ceasefire does survive, that is going to make implementing any plans for a coordinated US-Russian air campaign against IS that much harder.The error - admitted by the Pentagon - is bound to erode what limited trust, if any, exists between Washington and Moscow. If the ceasefire does survive, that is going to make implementing any plans for a coordinated US-Russian air campaign against IS that much harder.
Only if the current ceasefire, which started on Monday, holds for seven days, will the US and Russia begin co-ordinated action against the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham group, which was previously known as the al-Nusra Front, and IS.Only if the current ceasefire, which started on Monday, holds for seven days, will the US and Russia begin co-ordinated action against the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham group, which was previously known as the al-Nusra Front, and IS.
The deal was meant to allow the safe passage of aid to besieged areas of Syria, but some 20 trucks have been waiting in Turkey since Monday, unable to travel to rebel-held east Aleppo.The deal was meant to allow the safe passage of aid to besieged areas of Syria, but some 20 trucks have been waiting in Turkey since Monday, unable to travel to rebel-held east Aleppo.
A US National Security Council spokesman had earlier said the cessation was "broadly holding" despite "challenges on both sides".
The Syrian truceThe Syrian truce
How will the new Syria truce work?How will the new Syria truce work?