Sunday, February 28, 2016

Syrian Ceasefire Enters Its Second Day



AFP: Syria's fledgling truce enters second day

Damascus (AFP) - Syria's fragile ceasefire entered a second day on Sunday with battlezones still largely quiet for the first time in five years, despite sporadic incidents including several air strikes.

The truce, brokered by Washington and Moscow, is seen as a crucial step towards ending a conflict that has claimed 270,000 lives and displaced more than half the population.

The convoluted patchwork of territorial control in Syria, wrapped up in a brutal civil war since 2011, has complicated efforts to implement the deal.

Warplanes, believed to be either Syrian or Russian, bombed seven villages Sunday in the northern province of Aleppo and Hama in the centre, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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More News On The Syrian Ceasefire

Fragile Syria ceasefire enters second day -- The Guardian
Syrian Cease-fire Continues to Hold -- VOA
Syria’s Fragile Ceasefire Holds For Second Day Despite Sporadic Incidents Of Violence -- IBTimes
Syria truce mostly holding despite violations -- Al Arabiya
Despite Air Strikes, Syria Truce Appears To Be Intact On Second Day -- RFE
Opposition activists report airstrikes in northern Syria -- AP
Russia says registers nine truce violations in Syria in past 24 hours -- Reuters
Syrian war: Russia reports nine truce violations -- BBC
Russian military: Reports of Syrian town attacked by militants coming from Turkey -- RT
Syria: air strikes reported in the west of the country -- Euronews
Air strikes hit six towns in Syria's Aleppo day after truce: monitor -- Reuters
Rights group reports airstrikes in Syria -- CNN
Syrian rebels allege ceasefire breached as aid delayed -- Al Jazeera
Guns fall silent in Syria -- Reuters

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