Syria conflict: Assad 'to study' UN truce plan for Aleppo

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he will study a UN proposal for "local ceasefires" in the war-ravaged northern city of Aleppo. The UN's Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura had called for "freeze zones" to halt fighting and improve aid. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1zeRnC2