A fighter from the Free Syrian Army's Al Rahman legion carries a weapon as he walks towards his position on the frontline against the forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, Syria July 27, 2015. REUTERS/BASSAM KHABIEH
Reuters: Turkey, Iran help broker rare truce in Syria
Syria's warring parties declared a 48-hour ceasefire in two frontline areas on Wednesday after unprecedented mediation from Turkey and Iran, signaling a new approach by some of the main regional backers of the opposing sides.
The ceasefire halted fighting between insurgents on the one hand, and the army and its Lebanese militant Hezbollah allies on the other, in the rebel-held town of Zabadani and in a pair of Shi'ite Muslim villages in Idlib province.
The two areas are strongholds of each side under ferocious attack by the other. Sources familiar with the talks, which have been under way for weeks, said the truce could be extended to give time for ongoing negotiations aimed at evacuating civilians and combatants.
More News On the Announcement Of A Two Day Truce In Parts Of Syria
Syria conflict: Two-day ceasefires begin in three towns -- BBC
Truce Between Hezbollah Fighters, Militants Starts in Syria -- NYT/AP
Ceasefire begins in Syria rebel border bastion -- AFP
Three-day ceasefire agreed in Syrian towns -- RTE
Brief truce in Syrian border town -- The Australian
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