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Stringer, AFP | A Syrian forces’ artillery observer looks through a scope as smoke plumes rise on the horizon, near the town of Qumhanah in the central province of Hama, on April 1, 2017.
by Caroline Akoum | May 7, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – The first day of a memorandum on setting de-escalation zones in Syria eased violence, but did not see a complete cessation of fighting as forces of Bashar Assad’s regime violated the calm in several areas, particularly in al-Qaboun neighborhood in...
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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura with Lavrentiev at the Astana talks on May 3, 2017/AFP
by Caroline Akoum, Paula Astih and Tah Abd Al-Wahed | May 5, 2017 | Middle East
Moscow, Beirut- States acting as guarantors in bolstering the ceasefire in Syria have signed a memorandum on four de-escalation zones proposed by Russia during the fourth round of talks held in the Kazakh capital Astana on Thursday. The three guarantor countries,...
