Syria
The ceasefire in Syria remains stable
Damascus, Aleppo, Homs and Hama: Finally, can the people there once to get air. Observer reports “only” of individual violations and the ongoing struggle of the Syrian army against the jihadists.
A touch of peace: young men in the heavily damaged city of Homs – once again – the Ball roll
The late Friday in Syria, which entered into force a cease-fire up to the Morning seems to be largely met. The people in the capital Damascus woke up without the usual Granatfeuer, and also in Aleppo, in the North there was largely peace and quiet, as correspondents reported. Should the cease-fire until the afternoon keeping wanted inhabitants of the former economic hub for the first time since a long time with their children in the nearby Park.
Also in the provinces of Homs and Hama, it was calm, reported the oppositionsnahe Syrian Observatory for human rights. A few hours before the start of the truce, had Russia and the Syrian army your opponent there are enhanced yet again attacked.The details of the London-based organization, which focuses on a network of informants in Syria is based, can be an independent hard check.
From some of the areas, was, however, by violations of the ceasefire are reported. Members of the opposition Committee reported, for supporters of the regime would have the location of Bala East of the capital Damascus fired. Also threw a rebel group the Syrian government forces, in an attack by three of its fighters had been killed. The advance of the army had in the early Morning in Dschabal Turkman near the Turkish border occurred, said a spokesman for the First Küstendivision of the Free Syrian army.
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Two Dead in Salamija
According to the official Syrian news Agency, however, were in a Autobombenanschlag in the city Salamija in Hama, two people were killed. According to the Observatory, it was an attack of the Dschihadistenmiliz “Islamic state” (IS) on a control post of the Regierungssoldaten.
From the coastal province of Latakia, the Observatory occasional fights between the governmental troops and jihadists. Of the truce, except the IS, the Al-Qaeda close to Al-Nusra Front and its allies by Islamist militias.
“We are all Daraja”
The Syrian leadership has announced further attacks on the rebel stronghold city Daraja West of Damascus. They argued, in the place were also jihadists. This was met with sharp criticism from rebels and activists. In the social networks, they stated under the heading “We are all Daraja” with the people in the place in solidarity.
Shortly before the official date of entry into force of the ceasefire on Friday at 23.00 (CET), the United Nations had under the conditions of a continuation of the peace negotiations for the Bürgerkriegsland on 7. March announced. Prerequisites for this are that under the UN mediation, agreed cease-fire was respected, and that more relief supplies. The recent talks in Geneva were at the beginning of February have been exposed.
sti/cw (afp, dpa, epd)