SYRIA TRUCE

Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoi,

Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoi, center, of the Russian Military General Staff listens to Russian and Syrian officers during a video call. Source: AAP

An early reduction in violence is being reported in Syria after a long-negotiated ceasefire came into effect.


The deal, brokered by the United States and Russia, is the second attempt this year to bring the five-year civil war to an end.

 

But it is unclear how widely it will be observed.

 


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