Is there a link between the military escalation in Aleppo and the diplomatic breakthroughs in Paris?

The Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces traded blame over who started the deadly clashes on January 6, in which at least nine people were killed. A curfew has been imposed, and schools, universities and government buildings remained closed. This comes after a rare meeting in Paris between Syrian and Israeli representatives, with both seeking military de-escalation. FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr breaks it down for us.