REFILE-Pentagon says cannot confirm Syrian army is withdrawing from Castello Road
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WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - A Pentagon spokesman said on Thursday he did not have "intelligence or facts" to indicate the Syrian army has begun withdrawing from Castello Road, a step needed to allow the delivery of humanitarian supplies to eastern Aleppo.
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook made the remark in a news briefing shortly after a Russian general said the Syrian army had begun a staged withdrawal of troops and vehicles from the road. Eastern Aleppo is blockaded by government forces. (Reporting by Idrees Ali; Writing by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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