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TheRussianforeignministerSergeiLavrovsaystheSyrianarmyhassuspendedmilitaryoperationsineasternAleppotoallowfortheevacuationofthousandsofciviliansfromtherebel-heldarea.HesaidRussianandAmericanmilitaryexpertswillmeetinGeneveonSaturdaytodiscussthesituationinAleppo.Inresponse,theWhiteHousesaiditwouldadoptwhatitcalledawait-and-seeapproachtotheRussianproposals.
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