Syria: Ceasefire comes into effect across Syria
A truce brokered by the US and Russia has come into effect nationwide except in jihadi-held areas. A monitoring group said “calm is prevailing” so far, though not all warring parties have formally signed onto the deal.
The nationwide Syrian ceasefire went into effect at 7 p.m. local time (1600 UTC) under an agreement announced on Friday by the United States and Russia.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which is monitoring the conflict in Syria through a network of sources on the ground, told Reuters news agency that “calm is prevailing,” though director Rami Abdulrahman said there had been shelling by both government and rebel forces in the country’s northwest.