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Russia's Sergei Lavrov Says Syria Rebels Must 'Act' To Make Truce Work
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that rebels in Syria's Eastern Ghouta were responsible for ensuring that a "humanitarian pause" in the area delivers relief for devastated civilians.
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Fighting Continues In Syria's Eastern Ghouta Despite Truce
Fighting raged on in Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, making relief operations in the rebel enclave impossible despite a "humanitarian pause" announced by Russia, the United Nations said.
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UN Security Council To Vote On Friday On Demand For Syria Truce
The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day truce in Syria to allow aid deliveries and medical evacuations, but it was not immediately clear if the text had won the support of Syrian ally Russia.
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Syria Army Declares 48-Hour Truce In Southern City
Daraa is among the areas included in a plan for "de-escalation zones" agreed by regime backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey earlier this year.
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Regime Shelling Near Damascus Kills Seven Civilians: Monitor
Regime bombardment of a flashpoint region near Syria's capital on Sunday killed seven civilians, a monitor said, in the deadliest attack there since a nationwide truce came into force.
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Vladimir Putin Announces Syria Truce Deal, Peace Talks
Russia President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a nationwide ceasefire deal to come into effect across Syria from midnight and that the warring parties had agreed to sit down for peace talks.
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Russia, Iran, Turkey Agree On Need To Widen Syria Truce
Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed on Tuesday to guarantee Syria peace talks and backed expanding a ceasefire in the war-torn country, laying down their claim as the main powerbrokers in the conflict.
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Syria Rebels Call For Truce As Aleppo Losses Mount
Rebels in Aleppo called for a five-day truce and the evacuation of civilians on Wednesday after losing more than three quarters of their territory including the Old City to a Syrian army offensive.
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Russia Declares 10-Hour Aleppo 'Humanitarian Pause' On Friday
President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 10-hour truce on Friday in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo, the Russian defence ministry said.
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Russia Says Not Currently Considering New Syria Truce
Russia said on Monday that it was not currently considering a new humanitarian truce in Syria after a brief ceasefire ended Saturday.
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Clashes, Artillery Fire Hit Aleppo As Truce Expires
Heavy clashes erupted between regime and rebel forces in Syria's divided city of Aleppo after a "humanitarian" ceasefire announced by government ally Russia expired before the UN could evacuate wounded civilians from rebel-held areas.
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Truce Extended In Aleppo But UN Delays Evacuations
Security concerns forced the UN to delay planned evacuations from Syria's Aleppo, it said, as Russia extended a truce that was largely holding into a third day Saturday.
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Russian, Syrian Planes Halt Aleppo Airstrikes Ahead Of Truce
Russian and Syrian warplanes on Tuesday halted their airstrikes on Syria's besieged city of Aleppo in preparation for a temporary truce that Moscow has announced for later in the week, the Russian defense minister said.
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Pope Francis Calls For Immediate Ceasefire In Syria
Pope Francis appealed on Wednesday for an immediate ceasefire in Syria, calling for "at least" a truce enabling civilians, especially children, to be evacuated, after Aleppo came under fierce air assault.
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Air Strikes Hit Aid Convoy As Syria Says Ceasefire Over
Syrian or Russian aircraft struck an aid convoy near Aleppo on Monday and killed 12 people, according to a war monitor, as the Syrian military declared a one-week truce brokered by the United States and Russia over.
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Russia's Sergei Lavrov Says Syria Rebels Must 'Act' To Make Truce Work
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that rebels in Syria's Eastern Ghouta were responsible for ensuring that a "humanitarian pause" in the area delivers relief for devastated civilians.
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Fighting Continues In Syria's Eastern Ghouta Despite Truce
Fighting raged on in Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, making relief operations in the rebel enclave impossible despite a "humanitarian pause" announced by Russia, the United Nations said.
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UN Security Council To Vote On Friday On Demand For Syria Truce
The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day truce in Syria to allow aid deliveries and medical evacuations, but it was not immediately clear if the text had won the support of Syrian ally Russia.
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Syria Army Declares 48-Hour Truce In Southern City
Daraa is among the areas included in a plan for "de-escalation zones" agreed by regime backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey earlier this year.
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Regime Shelling Near Damascus Kills Seven Civilians: Monitor
Regime bombardment of a flashpoint region near Syria's capital on Sunday killed seven civilians, a monitor said, in the deadliest attack there since a nationwide truce came into force.
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Vladimir Putin Announces Syria Truce Deal, Peace Talks
Russia President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a nationwide ceasefire deal to come into effect across Syria from midnight and that the warring parties had agreed to sit down for peace talks.
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Russia, Iran, Turkey Agree On Need To Widen Syria Truce
Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed on Tuesday to guarantee Syria peace talks and backed expanding a ceasefire in the war-torn country, laying down their claim as the main powerbrokers in the conflict.
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Syria Rebels Call For Truce As Aleppo Losses Mount
Rebels in Aleppo called for a five-day truce and the evacuation of civilians on Wednesday after losing more than three quarters of their territory including the Old City to a Syrian army offensive.
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Russia Declares 10-Hour Aleppo 'Humanitarian Pause' On Friday
President Vladimir Putin has ordered a 10-hour truce on Friday in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo, the Russian defence ministry said.
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Russia Says Not Currently Considering New Syria Truce
Russia said on Monday that it was not currently considering a new humanitarian truce in Syria after a brief ceasefire ended Saturday.
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Clashes, Artillery Fire Hit Aleppo As Truce Expires
Heavy clashes erupted between regime and rebel forces in Syria's divided city of Aleppo after a "humanitarian" ceasefire announced by government ally Russia expired before the UN could evacuate wounded civilians from rebel-held areas.
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Truce Extended In Aleppo But UN Delays Evacuations
Security concerns forced the UN to delay planned evacuations from Syria's Aleppo, it said, as Russia extended a truce that was largely holding into a third day Saturday.
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Russian, Syrian Planes Halt Aleppo Airstrikes Ahead Of Truce
Russian and Syrian warplanes on Tuesday halted their airstrikes on Syria's besieged city of Aleppo in preparation for a temporary truce that Moscow has announced for later in the week, the Russian defense minister said.
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Pope Francis Calls For Immediate Ceasefire In Syria
Pope Francis appealed on Wednesday for an immediate ceasefire in Syria, calling for "at least" a truce enabling civilians, especially children, to be evacuated, after Aleppo came under fierce air assault.
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Air Strikes Hit Aid Convoy As Syria Says Ceasefire Over
Syrian or Russian aircraft struck an aid convoy near Aleppo on Monday and killed 12 people, according to a war monitor, as the Syrian military declared a one-week truce brokered by the United States and Russia over.
