Fighting between Syrian rebel and government forces eased on Saturday as a Russian-led effort to shore up a ceasefire took effect, although battles continued on an important frontline near Hama, a rebel commander and war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there had been a reduction in fighting across Syria since the deal came into force, but warned it was too early to say whether it would last. Breaches were seen mainly in northern Hama province, where Syrian government and allied forces have taken territory from rebels in recent weeks. Fighter jets fired at the rebel-held village of al-Zalakiyat and nearby positions in the northern Hama countryside, where the combatants exchanged shelling, the Britain-based war monitoring group said. The dealIran and Turkey agreed on Thursday to a Russian proposal for de-escalation zones in Syria.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 06, 2017 11:15 UTC