Syrian troops hold fire after deadline

A UN-backed ceasefire to end 13 months of bloodshed in Syria appeared to be holding after coming into force at daybreak Thursday, AFP says.

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A UN-backed ceasefire to end 13 months of bloodshed in Syria appeared to be holding after coming into force at daybreak Thursday, AFP says. "An hour after the ultimatum expired, the situation is calm in all regions," said Rami Abdel Rahman of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Syrian troops hold fire after deadline Reuters has also reported that Syrian troops held their fire in the hours after a UN-backed ceasefire took effect at dawn on Thursday. People in the flashpoint provinces of Homs, Hama and Idlib, which have been under sustained shelling by President Bashar al Assad's forces over the past week, have reported that the situation has been calm since 6:00 this morning. An activist in Damascus said the capital was also quiet, Reuters has reported. Tanjug

Syrian troops hold fire after deadline

Reuters has also reported that Syrian troops held their fire in the hours after a UN-backed ceasefire took effect at dawn on Thursday.

People in the flashpoint provinces of Homs, Hama and Idlib, which have been under sustained shelling by President Bashar al Assad's forces over the past week, have reported that the situation has been calm since 6:00 this morning.

An activist in Damascus said the capital was also quiet, Reuters has reported.

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