Quiet as southern Syria ceasefire begins ahead of talks
Opposition fighters drive a tank in Syria's southwestern Quneitra province in June 2017 (AFP Photo/Mohamad ABAZEED)/ Beirut (AFP) - A ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan brought quiet Sunday to frontlines in southern Syria ahead of fresh UN-sponsored peace talks on the country's six-year conflict. A monitor said clashes and shelling had halted in the three southern provinces covered by the truce, Daraa, Quneitra, and Sweida, as it went into effect at noon local time. The ceasefire deal was announced Friday by Russian ...
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