Syria Cease-fire

• Turkey signals it will not resume offensive against Kurds in northeast Syria

  Turkey's defence ministry said the U.S. had announced the Syrian Kurdish fighters had completed their pullout from areas Turkey invaded earlier this month.

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  Oct 23, 2019
  
• Syrian rebels froze talks on peace conference due to alleged ceasefire violations

  Syrian rebel groups decided to freeze any talks about their possible participation in peace negotiations being prepared by Russia unless the government and its allies end what it said were ceasefire violations.

  World

  Jan 2, 2017
  
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• Syria cease-fire: Sporadic fighting continues on 2nd day

  Parts of Syria saw continued fighting Saturday, on the second day of a nationwide cease-fire intended to pave the way for peace talks between the government and the opposition in the new year.

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  Dec 31, 2016
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• Aleppo evacuations suspended after rebels open fire on convoy: Syrian TV

  The Syrian government suspended evacuations from eastern Aleppo just hours after they resumed on Friday, saying that rebels had opened fire on a convoy of evacuees at a crossing point with the enclave, state TV reported.

  World

  Dec 16, 2016
• US involvement in Syria will have ‘terrible, tectonic consequences’ in Middle East: Russia

  Russia warned the United States Saturday against carrying out any attacks on Syrian government forces, saying it would have repercussions across the Middle East.

  World

  Oct 1, 2016
• Syria bombing most ‘vicious’ yet as troops advance on Aleppo

  Syrian troops tightening their grip on opposition-held neighbourhoods in Aleppo after what residents described as the heaviest air bombardment of the 5 1/2-year civil war.

  World

  Sep 24, 2016
• Stephane Dion, world foreign ministers frustrated as bombings again rock Syria

  The new bombing effectively crushed diplomatic efforts at the UN General Assembly this past week to deal with Syria.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2016
• Bombing intensifies in Syria following breakdown of cease-fire talks

  A bombing campaign in Syria's rebel-held districts of Aleppo city intensified Friday, targeting several neighbourhoods and centres of the award-winning volunteer civil defence group known as the White Helmets.

  World

  Sep 23, 2016
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• Syria cease-fire begins with final clashes, some rebel groups not committed

  A U.S.-Russian brokered cease-fire for Syria came into effect on Monday at sunset, with monitoring groups and state media reporting clashes up until the final minutes.

  World

  Sep 12, 2016
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• Rebel groups in Syria accept cease-fire but with deep concerns

  Rebel factions in Syria are prepared to honour a U.S.-Russian-brokered cease-fire while communicating deep reservations about its terms.

  World

  Sep 11, 2016