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Tentative Syria truce to begin after surge in killing

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[FONT=&quot]A ceasefire in Syria brokered by Russia and the United States is set to begin at sundown after a weekend of government raids killed scores of civilians, but there are concerns about whether it will hold.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]The tentative truce, announced after marathon talks by the Russian and US foreign ministers last week, has cautiously re-awakened hopes of ending a five-year civil war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people and forced millions from the country.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The Free Syrian Army group, a leading rebel alliance, said it would observe it from sundown on Monday as agreed, but with major reservations.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The alliance wrote to Washington on Sunday, saying that while it would “cooperate positively” with the ceasefire, it was concerned that it would benefit the government of President Bashar al-Assad.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Another leading rebel group Ahrar al-Sham, which is seen as a “terrorist group” by Russia, rejected the deal, saying it would strengthen Assad’s government.

Read more @: Tentative Syria truce to begin after surge in killing - News from Al Jazeera
Some good news! Now I just it holds and I hope that it is the first step in moving towards a political solution. I certainly hope this is true, but I honestly dont think its gonna hold.

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