Aleppo, Syria (CNN)The sounds of intermittent shelling are a reminder of just how fragile the nationwide truce in Syria is. Syrian authorities gave our crew access to an area that saw some of the worst fighting in the run-up to the cessation of hostilities: Aleppo"s southern suburb of Ramouseh.
This is the area where rebels, for a short time, managed to break the government siege of the town"s rebel-held eastern districts.
We saw a flurry of activity, with soldiers maneuvering armored personnel carriers and many others standing by. They clearly are not convinced that the calm will last.
"I was repairing electrical cables," he said. "That"s when snipers fired shots at us. They hit our truck and then I got shot in the leg."
Similar stories have emerged from the rebel-held eastern side of Aleppo as well. The situation is even more dire there because barely any hospitals and doctors are still available to treat patients caught up in the violence.
That"s another sign of how badly the current ceasefire is needed, as shaky as it is.
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