DW: Syrian ceasefire holds as UN peace talks set to start in Geneva
A partial ceasefire brokered by the US and Russia appears to have held in south-western Syria. Government and opposition delegations are set to hold a seventh round of UN-sponsored talks in Geneva.
Combat was halted in the three southern provinces covered by the truce - Daraa, Quneitra, and Sweida - after the ceasefire started at noon local time, a monitor told the French news agency AFP.
"The main fronts in the three provinces between regime forces and opposition factions have seen a cessation of hostilities and shelling since this morning, with the exception of a few scattered shells fired on Daraa city before noon," Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said on Sunday night.
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More News On The Partial Syrian Ceasefire And Peace Talks
Syria ceasefire: US and Russia-backed deal in effect -- BBC
Cease-fire takes effect in southwest Syria -- UPI
Cease-Fire Brokered By U.S., Russia Appears To Hold After First Day In Southwest Syria -- RFE
Ceasefire in Syria's southwest largely holds: monitor -- Al Jazeera
Syrian Cease-fire Largely Holding as UN Convenes New Peace Talks -- VOA
UN envoy launches new round of Syria talks amid cease-fire -- AP
Syria peace talks resume after ceasefire -- AFP
Russia to continue cooperation with US on de-escalation zones in Syria – Lavrov -- RT
Iran: U.S.-Russia ceasefire deal should be expanded to cover all Syria -- Reuters
Netanyahu welcomes ceasefire in Syria, warns against allowing Hezbollah or Iran to move in -- Jerusalem Online
Experts say Russian-US agreement on Syrian ceasefire to maintain status quo -- TASS
How long will the southern Syria ceasefire last? -- The Jerusalem Post
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Less than 24 hours after the US-Russian sponsored ceasefire went into force in southwest Syria, it broke down early Monday, July 10, when large-scale Syrian army and Hizballah forces launched a general offensive on Syrian rebel forces in the Al Suweida province. This region was listed with Quneitra and Daraa as one of three demilitarized locations to be covered by the truce.
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