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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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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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Russia's Vladimir Putin Says Hopes US Sticks To Its Commitments On Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he hoped the United States would stick to its commitments on Syria, adding that he believed securing a truce in that country's conflict was the common goal of both Moscow and Washington.
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Syria Truce Largely Holds, Aid Preparations Underway
A new ceasefire in Syria brought a full day with no combat deaths in the war between President Bashar al-Assad and his opponents, a monitoring body said, and efforts to deliver aid to besieged areas got cautiously underway.
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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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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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Russia's Vladimir Putin Says Hopes US Sticks To Its Commitments On Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he hoped the United States would stick to its commitments on Syria, adding that he believed securing a truce in that country's conflict was the common goal of both Moscow and Washington.
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Syria Truce Largely Holds, Aid Preparations Underway
A new ceasefire in Syria brought a full day with no combat deaths in the war between President Bashar al-Assad and his opponents, a monitoring body said, and efforts to deliver aid to besieged areas got cautiously underway.
