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Three-way bid to boost Syria truce after Astana talks | AFP

January 24, 2017February 24, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 24, 2017]

Astana (Kazakhstan) (AFP) – Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed Tuesday to bolster a fragile truce in Syria but rebels and Damascus made no progress towards a broader settlement to end the war after two days of talks.

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No sign of breakthrough on first day of Syria talks | AFP

January 23, 2017February 24, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 23, 2017]

Astana (Kazakhstan) (AFP) – Peace talks with Syrian rebels and the war-torn country’s government got off to a rocky start Monday, while Washington said President Donald Trump was open to joint operations with Russia against Islamic State jihadists in Syria.

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Three questions on Syria’s failed ceasefire | AFP

September 20, 2016February 24, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on September 20, 2016]

A ceasefire billed as the “last chance” to halt Syria’s five-year war collapsed on Monday night as air strikes battered Aleppo and a UN aid convoy was hit near the city.

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Truce in peril as Syria bombardments kill 30 | AFP

April 23, 2016May 17, 2016 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on April 23, 2016]

Aleppo (Syria) (AFP) – At least 30 civilians were killed Saturday in regime and rebel bombardment of areas across Syria, threatening an eight-week-old truce at a time when peace talks are stalled in Geneva.

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Escalating Syria violence threatens ceasefire | AFP

April 15, 2016May 23, 2016 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here April 15, 2016]

Beirut (AFP) – Fighting escalated around Syria’s second city Aleppo, as a Russian-backed government offensive strained a landmark ceasefire and threatened a new round of peace talks in Geneva.

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