tag Syria ceasefire

Syrian Rebels Enter Idlib as Turkey Gears Up for 'Risky' Mission

EghtesadOnline: Syrian rebels backed by Turkey are engaged in a “serious operation” in the country’s Idlib province, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, part of a joint mission with Russia and Iran to monitor a ceasefire agreement and pacify a rebel stronghold in northwest Syria.
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Publish Date:08/October/2017 | 09:30

Syrian rebels deny report of ceasefire near Damascus

EghtesadOnline: A senior Syrian rebel official denied a report on Friday that a ceasefire had been reached between rebels and government forces in the Wadi Barada area near Damascus, where bombardments have knocked out the capital's main water source.
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Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 05:44

Air strikes, clashes persist on third day of Syrian truce: monitor, rebels

EghtesadOnline: Syrian government warplanes carried out several air strikes and low-level clashes persisted in some areas on Sunday, but a Russian and Turkish-backed ceasefire largely held in other areas on its third day, a monitoring group and rebels said.
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Publish Date:01/January/2017 | 24:01

Syria rebels: ceasefire 'void' if government violations persist

EghtesadOnline: Syrian rebel groups said on Saturday they would consider a ceasefire deal brokered by Russia and Turkey "null and void" if the Damascus government's forces and their allies continued to violate it.
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Publish Date:31/December/2016 | 14:04

Syrian foreign minister sees 'real chance' for political settlement

EghtesadOnline: Syria's foreign minister said on Thursday there was a "real chance" to reach a political settlement of the Syrian conflict, after Damascus's ally Russia announced a ceasefire deal that was to take effect at midnight.
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Publish Date:29/December/2016 | 19:42

Warplanes bomb Aleppo after Syrian army launches offensive

EghtesadOnline: Warplanes bombed Aleppo on Friday with what residents described as unprecedented ferocity after the Russian-backed Syrian army announced an offensive to fully capture Syria's biggest city, killing off any hope of reviving a ceasefire.
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Publish Date:24/September/2016 | 03:34

Syrian opposition: international ceasefire efforts lack credibility

EghtesadOnline: Syria's chief opposition coordinator Riad Hijab said on Tuesday that international efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Syria's civil war were doomed without any credible mechanism to designate blame or attribute consequences.
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Publish Date:21/September/2016 | 04:18

Amir-Abdollahian appreciates Russia for its role in Syrian developments

EghtesadOnline: Special Advisor to parliament speaker for international affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian appreciated Russia's perception of Syrian developments, saying that despite ceasefire in Syria and the government's full cooperation, the US is not committed to its obligations.
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Publish Date:17/September/2016 | 19:01

Russia Warns of Rebel Threat to Syria Truce, Urges U.S. Pressure

EghtesadOnline: Russia warned that rebel violations of a day-old cease-fire in Syria were putting at risk joint efforts with the U.S. to ease the 5 1/2-year civil war, and urged the Obama administration to pressure opponents of President Bashar al-Assad into compliance.
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Publish Date:14/September/2016 | 06:19

U.S. warns Syria of 'firm' measures for ceasefire violations

EghtesadOnline: The United States warned Syria on Friday it would take “firm and appropriate measures” in response to ceasefire violations, saying it was concerned about reports of an impending military operation in a de-escalation zone in the country’s southwest.
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Publish Date:26/May/2018 | 10:19

Syria to be cleared of terrorists in a few months: Iran general

EghtesadOnline: Iran's top military commander says both Tehran and Damascus will comply with a month-long Syria ceasefire declared by the UN Security Council, but that attacks will continue in the Damascus suburbs held by terrorists.
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Publish Date:26/February/2018 | 14:43

Trump Says U.S. Seeks a Syria Cease-Fire in a Second Area

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said the U.S. is working to expand a regional cease-fire in the Syrian civil war to a second zone, saying it may prove to be the first step toward ending a civil war that has killed more than 400,000 people and sent millions more fleeing.
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Publish Date:14/July/2017 | 10:37

U.N. lauds U.S.-Russian truce in Syria, but warns on partition risk

EghtesadOnline: Agreements to de-escalate the fighting in Syria could simplify the conflict and help to stabilise the country, but such accords must be an interim measure and avoid partition, U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura told a news conference on Monday.
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Publish Date:11/July/2017 | 05:33

This Is What Putin Wants From His Syria Deal With Trump

EghtesadOnline: Russia is hoping that the “breakthrough” Syrian ceasefire deal it brokered this week will align the U.S. with President Vladimir Putin’s plans for the war-torn country.
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Publish Date:09/July/2017 | 04:23

Syrian army announces ceasefire in south ahead of Astana talks

EghtesadOnline: The Syrian army said on Monday it would suspend combat operations in southern Syria until Thursday ahead of a new round of peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana, but rebels said the army had already violated the ceasefire by striking areas under their control.
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Publish Date:04/July/2017 | 05:22

Putin highlights Iran's important role in Syrian ceasefire

EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Turkey, Iran, the Syrian government and the armed opposition, as well as Russia, all play an important role in ensuring that the Syrian ceasefire works.
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Publish Date:31/May/2017 | 13:21