A mistaken air raid by the US-led coalition also killed 62 Syrian soldiers.
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the failure of Syrian rebels to adhere to the truce “threatens the cease-fire and U.S”.
The activist-operated Aleppo Media Center says suspected government warplanes dropped bombs on a number of rebel-held neighborhoods.
Secretary of State John Kerry says the week-old truce in Syria brokered by the USA and Russian Federation is “holding but fragile” despite persistent violence and a lack of aid deliveries to besieged communities.
He denounced the Syrian military declaration, but also suggested that Russian Federation was partly to blame.
Syria’s week-long cease-fire, brokered by the United States and Russian Federation, was in doubt Monday amid repeated violations and with no aid deliveries to the besieged rebel-held part of the northern city of Aleppo, a key point in the truce agreement.
The US, Russia and other key players are still set to gather Tuesday in NY for talks aimed at ending the five-year conflict that has killed more than 300,000 people and displaced millions.
Speaking to Reuters from the Turkish city of Gaziantep, he also indicated that rebel groups were preparing for new military action, saying: “I imagine in the near future there will be action by the factions”.
Asked whether he expected aid to reach rebel-held areas of eastern Aleppo, he said: “There is no hope”.
After Kerry went into more bilateral meetings, the State Department issued a statement to clarify the USA position and insist on the need for more consultations. Tuesday’s report came after an aid convoy was hit in the northern province of Aleppo.
The air raid by the US -led coalition killed dozens of Syrian soldiers and led to a harsh verbal attack on Washington by Damascus and Moscow.
“Considering that the conditions of the ceasefire are not being respected by the rebels, we consider it pointless for the Syrian government forces to respect it unilaterally”, Lieutenant General Sergei Rudskoy said.
Earlier, Secretary of State John Kerry expressed hope that the ceasefire could still hold even after the Syrian military’s announcement and took aim at Russian Federation for not doing enough to pressure Mr Assad’s government to comply.
After seven days of continuous ceasefire – a deadline that would have been reached on Monday – Washington and Moscow then planned to begin coordinated attacks on jihadi groups that have exploited the chaos in Syria’s six-year war to seize territory. The statement said the rebels wasted a “real chance” to stop the bloodshed.
The strike has threatened an already fragile USA – and Russia-brokered cease-fire that has largely held despite dozens of alleged violations on both sides.
The State Department said that it was ready to work with Russian Federation to strengthen the terms of the agreement and expand deliveries of humanitarian aid.
At a UN meeting on migrants, Kerry said the nations gathered had reaffirmed the right that impartial aid workers should be granted unfettered access to deliver emergency assistance to civilians.
Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011, when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests – which erupted as part of the Arab Spring uprisings – with unexpected ferocity.
Kirby noted that the cease-fire arrangement was agreed to by the United States and Russian Federation, which is responsible for the compliance of the Assad government.
The US administration officials wouldn’t address the question of whether the strike on the United Nations aid convoy might have been in revenge for the deaths of the 62 Syrian soldiers killed Saturday.
The United States relayed “regret” about the unintentional loss of life.
Syrian state TV reported Sunday that dozens of residents had left rebel-held areas in Aleppo and were taken to shelters in the government-controlled part of the city.
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Also Sunday, the Syrian government and opposition reported violations of the cease-fire.
