France makes new push for Aleppo ceasefire

By John Irish, Lidia Kelly and Angus McDowall PARIS/MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) - France is to launch a new push for United Nations backing for a ceasefire in Syria that would allow aid into the city of Aleppo after some of the heaviest bombing of the war. As diplomatic efforts resumed, a Syrian military source said army commanders had decided to scale back air strikes and shelling in Aleppo to alleviate the humanitarian situation there. The Syrian army command said civilians in rebel-held eastern A