WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama voiced "deep concern" that key elements of a Syria ceasefire are not being upheld Friday, after huddling with top national security aides.

A week after the United States and Russia agreed to halt bombing and let humanitarian aid into Aleppo, shaky implementation figured prominently in a National Security Council meeting scheduled to focus on the Islamic State group.

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