Is there a ceasefire deal in Syria? State won’t answer

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The State Department is refusing to answer questions about the Syrian ceasefire it claims to have negotiated with Russia, which U.S. officials have said extends the already tenuous truce to Aleppo.

The agreement was announced Wednesday, but since that announcement, it’s become clear that the parties either never agreed on specific terms, or one or more parties have altered the agreement unilaterally.

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