Syria Truce Deal

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.

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.

A Syrian ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia is set to come into force on Monday at sundown, but opposition forces have yet to sign on to the truce.

The complex Syria ceasefire deal agreed by the US and Russia faces numerous challenges, from the deep mistrust between rebels and regime to the web of actors drawn into the war.

The United States and Russia agreed a deal Friday to impose a ceasefire in Syria, and if the truce holds they will begin a joint military effort against Islamic terrorists.

The United States and Russia on Sunday tried to finalise a ceasefire deal for Syria, a second this year after a first collapsed, but US President Barack Obama said "grave differences" remained and the fighting on the ground continued.

Russia'a air force has halted bombing in Syria in accordance with a ceasefire agreement brokered by Russia and the United States, the General Staff of the Armed Forces said.

A landmark UN-backed ceasefire came into effect at midnight in Syria on Friday -- the first major truce in five years of civil war that have claimed more than 270,000 lives.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Wednesday with key players in the Syria conflict, including President Bashar Assad, ahead of a US-Russia-engineered cease-fire, as the opposition voiced concerns that the truce due to begin later this week will only benefit the Syrian government.

The United States and Russia have announced plans for a partial truce in Syria but there were serious doubts it could take effect on Saturday as planned.

A UN envoy arrived in the Syrian capital Saturday for talks with the regime to try to finalise a deal to freeze fighting in the war-ravaged second city of Aleppo.

A UN envoy arrived in the Syrian capital today for talks with the regime to try to finalise a deal to freeze fighting in the war-ravaged second city of Aleppo.

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.

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.

A Syrian ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia is set to come into force on Monday at sundown, but opposition forces have yet to sign on to the truce.

The complex Syria ceasefire deal agreed by the US and Russia faces numerous challenges, from the deep mistrust between rebels and regime to the web of actors drawn into the war.

The United States and Russia agreed a deal Friday to impose a ceasefire in Syria, and if the truce holds they will begin a joint military effort against Islamic terrorists.

The United States and Russia on Sunday tried to finalise a ceasefire deal for Syria, a second this year after a first collapsed, but US President Barack Obama said "grave differences" remained and the fighting on the ground continued.

Russia'a air force has halted bombing in Syria in accordance with a ceasefire agreement brokered by Russia and the United States, the General Staff of the Armed Forces said.

A landmark UN-backed ceasefire came into effect at midnight in Syria on Friday -- the first major truce in five years of civil war that have claimed more than 270,000 lives.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Wednesday with key players in the Syria conflict, including President Bashar Assad, ahead of a US-Russia-engineered cease-fire, as the opposition voiced concerns that the truce due to begin later this week will only benefit the Syrian government.

The United States and Russia have announced plans for a partial truce in Syria but there were serious doubts it could take effect on Saturday as planned.

A UN envoy arrived in the Syrian capital Saturday for talks with the regime to try to finalise a deal to freeze fighting in the war-ravaged second city of Aleppo.

A UN envoy arrived in the Syrian capital today for talks with the regime to try to finalise a deal to freeze fighting in the war-ravaged second city of Aleppo.