Syria Ceasefire

Putin, Obama confirm willingness to strengthen Syria ceasefire and humanitarian aid

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama agreed to strengthen a Syria ceasefire brokered by their two nations, the Kremlin said

Syria ceasefire: First week of truce sees sharp drop in violence

The reduction in overall violence across the devastated country is a remarkable accomplishment in a war that has killed a quarter million people.

Syria ceasefire a glimmer of hope, we will do our part for it to work: Bashar al-Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pledged Tuesday to do his part to ensure a fragile ceasefire holds and offered "full amnesty" to rebels who hand in their weapons.

Ceasefire in Syria: Russian warplanes sit idle at Hemeimeem Air Base

The ceasefire has brought a notable reduction in hostilities for the first time in the five-year war that has displaced half of Syria's population.

Russia, US spar over Syria: Moscow proposes 1 March for ceasefire, Washington wants it now

The talk of ceasefire plans comes as the US, Russia and more than a dozen other countries meet in Munich to try to halt five years of civil war in Syria.

Fights in Damascus, as truce marking Eid crumbles

Fighting erupted in a Damascus suburb and around an army base in northern Syria on Friday, opposition sources said, as truce marking a Muslim holiday crumbled almost before it had begun.

Muslim holiday small hope for ceasefire in Syria: Arab official

United Nations and Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has been pushing for a temporary ceasefire to mark the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha