Syria's armed forces said Monday (September 19th) that a week-long ceasefire brokered by the US and Russia was over, blaming opposition fighters for its failure, AFP reported.
In a statement carried by state news agency SANA, Syria's army said a freeze on fighting it had announced last week had ended, blaming opposition groups.
Violence increased across the country on Monday, with fierce clashes reported east of Damascus and one child killed in regime shelling on the edges of Aleppo.
Since September 12th, when the truce began, 27 civilians, including nine children, have been killed in areas where it had been set to take hold, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
