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Russia, which
backs Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, said
on Wednesday daily ceasefires would last from 10 a.m. until 1
p.m. daily to facilitate the delivery of aid supplies.
Asked at 10.45 a.m. (0745 GMT) whether the ceasefire had taken
effect, Mohammed Rasheed, spokesman for the rebel Jaish al-Nasr
group, said: "No, on the contrary."
"Today since the morning there has been a (government) attempt
to advance in the Ramousah area. There has been a big escalation
by Russian warplanes," he added.
A witness in Aleppo near the frontline between the
opposition-held eastern sector and the government-held west of
the city also reported hearing continued fighting after 10.30
a.m.
A second rebel official said fighting was continuing at 11 a.m.
local time.
Syrian state television reported on Thursday that the army had
advanced on Wednesday night under cover of air strikes to
positions near the areas that insurgents captured last week.
However, Rasheed of Jaish al-Nasr and Ahmed Hamaher of the Nour
al Din al-Zinki group, which is also fighting in Aleppo, said
government forces had taken some positions but then been quickly
forced back.
(Reporting By Angus McDowall and John Davison; Editing by Gareth
Jones)
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