" The 'ceasefire is absolutely holding' Trump asserted that the "ceasefire is absolutely holding.
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The United States welcomed the ceasefire announcement and called on the Syrian government to live up to its ceasefire commitments.
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Reygan Cunningham, who runs the new Ceasefire Oakland, points out that the services predated Ceasefire and are open to everyone.
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And during the ceasefire, Russia took over vast swatches of land and then said we don't want the ceasefire anymore.
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And during the ceasefire, Russia took over vast swatches of land, and then they said we don't want the ceasefire anymore.
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And while Trump announced a "permanent ceasefire" between Turkey and the Syrian Democratic Forces, we know this ceasefire is a farce.
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"The president has declared a unilateral ceasefire, I want to reciprocate the declaration of unilateral ceasefire," he told the independent Eye Radio.
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NOT A 'CEASEFIRE' One Taliban leader based in Doha told Reuters that the reduction in violence could not be called a "ceasefire".
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The Taliban has yet to respond to the ceasefire offer, nor is there any guarantee that such a ceasefire would stop attacks.
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SYRIAN CEASEFIRE EXTENDED: The State Department announced Wednesday that it reached an agreement with Russia to extend a fragile ceasefire in Syria to the besieged city of Aleppo, which in recent days pushed the previous ceasefire toward its breaking point.
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The Israeli Prime Minister's Office did not comment on the ceasefire reports, in line with its response to previous restorations of the ceasefire.
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Go deeper: Fighting continues between Turks and Kurds in Syrian town following ceasefire Pence announces Turkey has agreed to temporary ceasefire in Syria
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"This should not be waiting for the Aleppo ceasefire or overall ceasefire, this should and can be done before it's too late," he said.
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For one, the deal doesn't require an immediate ceasefire; the US settled instead for a partial ceasefire tested in the week ahead of the signing.
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With a ceasefire ever elusive in Syria, the White House said Washington would send a representative to ceasefire talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday and Thursday.
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The Taliban announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Eid holiday, except against foreign forces, which overlaps an Afghan government ceasefire which lasts until Wednesday.
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All three countries are sponsors of the latest round of ceasefire talks underway in Astana, Kazakhstan, and a largely ignored ceasefire that was signed late last year.
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Ceasefire violations claimed Abu Zeid also insisted any ceasefire agreement should apply to the entire Syrian territory, saying the Hama area remains under attack by regime forces.
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"ISIS, Al Qaida and other international terrorist networks are excluded from this ceasefire," Ghani said, adding that details of the ceasefire would be made public next week.
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Earlier this year, there was a three-day ceasefire to mark Eid al-Fitr, the first ceasefire the Taliban has accepted since the war started in 2001.
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The ceasefire has been repeatedly violated however, while the war against jihadist groups such as Islamic State - which are not included under the ceasefire - has raged on.
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"The announcement of a ceasefire shows the seriousness of President Ghani and the Afghan government ... I call on the Taliban to join the ceasefire," Stoltenberg told reporters.
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The plan now being worked on to ensure a more lasting ceasefire would try to separate rival forces from militias, which are not covered by the ceasefire.
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"We support this ceasefire in principle, but unfortunately we have serious concerns about the future of this ceasefire as the fighting goes on," Kalin told a news conference.
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The Minsk agreement states that after a sustained ceasefire is in place the two sides should move towards a peaceful resolution, but one ceasefire after another has been violated.
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The events have left the hard-fought ceasefire brokered by Russia and the US in tatters, although US officials said they believe the ceasefire agreement is still in place.
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Trump expressed optimism that the ceasefire would continue to hold, noting that the days-old ceasefire had already last a "very long period of time" relative to past ceasefires.
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On October 17, Trump announced a ceasefire had been agreed to, after falsely denying claims that Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made days earlier that he wouldn't declare a ceasefire.
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"The modalities of a ceasefire itself are also being discussed and the Russians have made some constructive ideas about how a ceasefire in fact could be implemented," Kerry told reporters.
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On a ceasefire: Khalilzad said the Taliban is reluctant to agree to a permanent ceasefire because it believes it will lose its leverage to get concessions from the Afghan government.
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The Syrian regime today has used the ceasefire as an opportunity to advance around Damascus, just as it had used the ceasefire in February 2016 to consolidate its campaign in Aleppo.
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Why the ceasefire violations occurred As with the death toll and the ceasefire violations, there is no agreement between India and Pakistan about what prompted the deadly attacks earlier this month.
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Related: Pawns in Syria's Ceasefire, Three Boys Die in Landmine Explosion Some observers and combatants argue that regional powers — potentially including Iran, Turkey, and Qatar — are attempting to sabotage the ceasefire.
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The Kremlin made clear on Friday however that it was for now unmoved by Erdogan's calls for a ceasefire, saying the rebels were the ones who had to implement a ceasefire.
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"It can't -- but a (partial Syrian) ceasefire can, & did!"
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" "We cannot simply decide that there is a ceasefire.
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"And if you are serious about having a ceasefire, and they say they are, then they should keep Assad from flying right now and prove their sincerity about a ceasefire," he said.
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"The president has declared a unilateral ceasefire, I want to reciprocate the declaration of unilateral ceasefire," he told the radio, saying he had ordered it to come into effect at 8 p.m.
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Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu initially supported the ceasefire but then retracted, as it was suggested that Iranian forces would police the ceasefire in southern Syria -- right up to the border with Israel.
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"Russia's commitment to a ceasefire should not be taken for granted by the other ceasefire agreement signatories," said Alex Kokcharov, a senior Russia analyst at IHS Country Risk, a global consultancy firm.
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So there's an effort to act as if they are observing the ceasefire, which we've seen in all previous cases of ceasefires: Both sides sort of say they're abiding by the ceasefire.
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While President Trump hopes the announcement Thursday of a 120-hour ceasefire in Turkey, which Turkey says is "not a ceasefire," might appease his many detractors, much of the damage is already done.
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Pence insisted that a ceasefire the administration helped broker between Turkey and Syria last week "has held" and claimed Trump's own moves had paved the way for the possibility of a permanent ceasefire.
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Short-lived ceasefire The fragile ceasefire that went into effect on September 12 fell apart less than a week later after US-led coalition forces struck a Syrian position, killing scores of soldiers.
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In 1995 Mr Carter negotiated the longest humanitarian ceasefire in history: the six-month "Guinea worm ceasefire" in Sudan, which was used to distribute filters, and also medicines and vaccines for other diseases.
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The source said the Taliban will not agree to a ceasefire without the US committing to a full troop withdrawal, but the Americans want any withdrawal to be conditional on the ceasefire holding.
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The Southern Front rebel coalition has also endorsed the ceasefire.
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Rebels there agreed to a ceasefire deal in early December.
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Sheikh Rahman sanctioned the ceasefire agreement from his prison cell.
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The ceasefire has largely held but sporadic skirmishes have flared.
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Buses waited to carry them out, but the ceasefire crumbled.
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The NPA's ceasefire was due to expire on Feb. 10.
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It is hard to see the ceasefire holding until then.
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He extended a government ceasefire until the end of October.
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Both sides will accuse the other of violating the ceasefire.
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The ceasefire deal suffered two blows in the last week.
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Colombia Colombia's ceasefire with FARC rebels expires on October 31.
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It is unclear whether the ceasefire will work this time.
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A second government official also said a ceasefire was agreed.
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They also differed on the chances of renewing the ceasefire.
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A ceasefire which began in September expired on January 9th.
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Neither side has responded to the allegations of ceasefire violations.
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Implementing the ceasefire agreement reached in February 2015 has stalled.
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Washington wants an immediate ceasefire to allow talks to resume.
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President Donald Trump says the southern ceasefire will save lives.
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Mr Pompeo's language suggests something less than a full ceasefire.
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The ceasefire only covers the forces aligned with each leader.
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Upticks in violence also have occurred before previous ceasefire attempts.
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It usually took prolonged negotiations to get to a ceasefire.
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The French government signed a formal ceasefire three days later.
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A ceasefire in Syria went into effect on February 27th.
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The ceasefire was broken last April when dozens were killed.
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Kerry also continued to push for a ceasefire in Syria.
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But in 2013, the North declared the ceasefire agreement invalid.
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It is unclear whether ISIS has agreed to any ceasefire.
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In reality, "ceasefire" is a bit of a misnomer here.
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Efforts to reach a ceasefire deal have come to nought.
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What's next: These weaknesses are arguably already undercutting the ceasefire.
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But the government's formal declaration of a ceasefire is historic.
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For workers too, a return of the ceasefire is vital.
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The ceasefire excludes other militant groups such as Islamic State.
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The 2015 ceasefire has largely held despite regular deadly clashes.
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S., China agree trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit.
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But only last month did they sign a permanent ceasefire.
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The United Nations has been unable to negotiate a ceasefire.
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In other words, something just short of a complete ceasefire.
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"Russia cynically negotiated a ceasefire it instantly defied," she said.
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Trump took a kind of perverse credit for the ceasefire.
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Government officials have refused to comment on the ceasefire offer.
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One person was killed during the second ceasefire in November.
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Like, we were saying earlier, it felt like a ceasefire.
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Each accuses the other of repeatedly violating a 2003 ceasefire.
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The UN's pleas for ceasefire are falling on deaf ears.
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Syria's government and rebel forces started a ceasefire on Dec.
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President Trump's plan for a Syrian ceasefire is in trouble.
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They did not say how long the ceasefire would last.
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Ceasefire ignored Fierce fighting between rebel groups and regime forces continued Tuesday -- mostly in the north of the city -- SOHR said, despite a nationwide ceasefire declared by the Syrian Army that expires on Thursday.
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The goal has been to help the Syrian government, which was until recently tottering, seize more territory in advance of the planned ceasefire (though it's far from clear that this ceasefire will actually materialize).
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Analysis: Russia-US relations at a new low Failed ceasefire Syria's military declared the ceasefire over on Monday, after a strike by US-led coalition warplanes on a Syrian army post killed dozens of troops.
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End to ceasefire in Yemen On the very same day that Nimr was executed, Saudi Arabia announced a unilateral end to the ceasefire that had been in effect (though violated) in Yemen since December 15.
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Taliban insurgents on Sunday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire for the Eid holiday next week, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, days after the government offered a ceasefire until June 28.
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The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a three-day ceasefire over the Eid holiday at the end of this week, their first offer of its kind, following a ceasefire announced by the government on Thursday.
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Three-day ceasefire The peace marchers arrived in Kabul just as an unprecedented three-day ceasefire between the government and Taliban forces came to an end at the conclusion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
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Following a summit of world leaders last month in Berlin that aimed to seek a ceasefire in Libya, the EU will also consider a peacekeeping mission if a fragile truce becomes a ceasefire, diplomats said.
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"The last ceasefire in Afghanistan revealed the deep desire of the Afghan people to end the conflict, and we hope another ceasefire will move the country closer to sustainable security," Pompeo said in a statement.
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A bilateral ceasefire was called in the final stages of talks.
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Turkey helped broker the ceasefire deal that made the evacuations possible.
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The coalition ordered an immediate ceasefire as of 1:00 a.m.
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Israel rarely confirms or comments on the existence of any ceasefire.
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Otherwise, they too will be outside the bounds of the ceasefire.
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"The ceasefire must continue to be enforced and respected," it said.
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Markets initially cheered the ceasefire, but that optimism was short-lived.
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A ceasefire in South Sudan violated just hours after it began.
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Conflict in the Central African Republic continues despite several ceasefire deals.
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The Syrian government consequently officially declared the ceasefire to be over.
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The latest ceasefire agreement is not so different on the ground.
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The movement has been largely dormant since a ceasefire in 2014.
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That has been the longest ceasefire on the ground in Syria.
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McGurk also spoke about why a ceasefire agreement last year failed.
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The pair also discussed Libya and the fragile ceasefire in Yemen.
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The ceasefire was set to expire at the end of October.
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The United Nations Security Council recently announced a 30-day ceasefire.
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"I will lift the ceasefire tonight," he said in a speech.
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A ceasefire between the PKK and Turkey fell apart last summer.
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The bilateral ceasefire agreed last August has held, with minor violations.
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Two armed groups signed a ceasefire with the government last week.
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What's the difference between a "cessation of hostilities" and a ceasefire?
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The group monitors ceasefire violations along the border between the countries.
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The pullout was a condition of a ceasefire reached last December.
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It also helped broker a fragile ceasefire in Syria with Russia.
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Like past deals, the ceasefire lacks a way to punish violations.
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Kerry has said that Assad is not interested in a ceasefire.
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Assad blamed the US for the apparent breakdown in the ceasefire.
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The Taliban already sound lukewarm about the ceasefire and the talks.
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The ceasefire was due to expire at the end of October.
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The call for a ceasefire is overdue, but fraught with difficulties.
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Santos, 65, said a ceasefire already negotiated would remain in place.
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The ceasefire does not apply to areas held by the group.
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But Aleppo residents were not necessarily optimistic the ceasefire would hold.
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He ended up declaring a ceasefire and ordering troops to retreat.
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Cavusoglu also confirmed Turkey had prepared an agreement towards a ceasefire.
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And 62 years after the ceasefire, it's still a lonely place.
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Two people died during Baltimore's last ceasefire, on Mother's Day weekend.
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The ceasefire takes effect on Tuesday and lasts until June 20.
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Two earlier rounds of peace talks have yielded no lasting ceasefire.
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Intermittent clashes persist despite a notional ceasefire and diplomatic peace efforts.
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The ceasefire will have to hold before talks can take place.
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The ceasefire was set to expire at the end of December.
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And in the Syrian context, a durable ceasefire faces galactic challenges.
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That has meant the ceasefire has not been observed in practice.
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The ceasefire was set to expire at the end of March.
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On the ground, however, the ceasefire brought out more emotional impulses.
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Russia has promised a daily three-hour ceasefire for aid deliveries.
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State media reports described these as pre-conditions for Thursday's ceasefire.
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Related: Supposed Syrian Ceasefire Viewed Skeptically by War-Weary Aid Workers
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The stranger turned out to be Nicholas Holmes, from CeaseFire NOLA.
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In February 153, the sides in the conflict agreed a ceasefire.
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In February 2015, the sides in the conflict agreed a ceasefire.
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The government insists a ceasefire must be part of any deal.
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Calls among Western countries for a ceasefire in Yemen have grown.
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The ceasefire in Hodeidah has largely held but violence escalated elsewhere.
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Air strikes did not stop outside the city during the ceasefire.
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So wait, is Assad in clear violation of the ceasefire already?
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Accepting Ghani's ceasefire is a low-cost opportunity to do so.
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Will the ceasefire yield results or is it a stalling tactic?
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Violence has surged since the collapse of a ceasefire last July.
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The ceasefire deal did not completely stop the fighting in Idlib.
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A fragile ceasefire went into effect in Idlib earlier this month.
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The latest Western-drafted ceasefire agreement collapsed in acrimony last week.
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Zelenskiy has said his first task is to achieve a ceasefire.
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The ceasefire could break, as the Taliban's ranks are notoriously fractious.
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Mr Khalilzad also wants the Taliban to agree to a ceasefire.
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The ceasefire was negotiated by Turkey and Russia, without U.S. involvement.
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But a ceasefire collapsed in July 2015 and fighting flared anew.
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Many cities are on their second or third try at Ceasefire.
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The Kremlin did not immediately comment on prospects of a ceasefire.
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Erdogan has said that a ceasefire is not on the table.
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First, the UN Security Council should call for an immediate ceasefire.
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Russia and Ukraine each accuse the other of violating the ceasefire.
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He did not say if the ceasefire would be extended further.
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Friday to vote on the resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire.
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Hours into the ceasefire, deadly clashes erupted in Idlib on Friday.
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It overlaps with an Afghan government ceasefire which lasts until Wednesday.
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Although the letter did not explicitly say the groups would abide by the ceasefire, two rebels who confirmed its text to Reuters said they would respect the ceasefire when it comes into force on Monday evening.
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This is because Syria has been experimenting with a recent ceasefire, and while there have certainly been violations, and the ceasefire is very fragile and could collapse at any moment, it has seen violence drop dramatically.
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OSCE officials said there had been one reported ceasefire violation after the truce began at midnight, but the situation was far quieter than in recent weeks, when a previous ceasefire was disrupted by hundreds of violations.
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Lavrov: No guarantee militants will observe ceasefire French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel sent a letter Friday to Russian President Vladimir Putin asking for a ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta, the Elysee Palace said.
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It's nearly 24 hours into the Syria ceasefire arrangement, and despite several reported instances of fighting and explosions, independent observers say there have been no civilian casualties since the ceasefire came into effect around noon on Monday.
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The latest attempt at a ceasefire from September 1st broke down after little more than a week; on September 13th, separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine raised hopes when they announced a unilateral ceasefire, their first such offer.
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US will respect the ceasefire "In support of the Afghan government's initiative, NATO's Resolute Support Mission and US forces in Afghanistan will respect the ceasefire, as it applies to the Taliban," Pompeo said in a statement Thursday.
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A three-day ceasefire earlier this month to mark Eid al-Fitr -- the first ceasefire the Taliban has accepted since the war started in 2001 -- raised hopes of a breakthrough in diplomatic efforts to end the war.
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Reduction of violence could begin with time-limited restrictions on military activities — a temporary local ceasefire for polio vaccinations, for example — and work toward commitments that are larger in scope and duration, to include a general ceasefire.
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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday that Saudi Arabia was prepared to accept a ceasefire if the Houthis agreed to one, but that he was sceptical about peace efforts after previous ceasefire attempts failed.
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A three-day ceasefire earlier this month to mark Eid al-Fitr — the first ceasefire the Taliban has accepted since the war started in 2001 — raised hopes of a breakthrough in diplomatic efforts to end the war.
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Ban wrote that once a ceasefire was in place, at least two levels of ceasefire monitoring and verification would be needed: physical monitoring and verification at a local level and an oversight body covering the entire country.
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The new year brought a ceasefire brokered by Russia, Iran and Turkey.
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Major parties to the conflict did not sign on to the ceasefire.
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They would set up a mechanism for trilateral monitoring of the ceasefire.
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I thought he was calling me about the flag to say 'ceasefire.
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Erdoğan managed to secure a ceasefire that held from 2013 to 2015.
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The Taliban agreeing to its first ever ceasefire with the Afghan government.
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At least 272 people were killed before the leaders ordered a ceasefire.
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Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping declared 90-day ceasefire on Dec.
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Each time the violence flares up diplomats scramble to broker a ceasefire.
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Turkey halted its military offensive last week under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
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John Kerry, America's secretary of state, has called for an immediate ceasefire.
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Ankara halted its military offensive last week under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
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The government rebuffed the ceasefire, saying it did not negotiate with terrorists.
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More than 100 people were killed before the UN negotiated a ceasefire.
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There has been a ceasefire in place for the past six months.
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But the uneasy ceasefire that ended the last war is looking fragile.
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The ceasefire was supposed to last 48 hours, starting at 1 a.m.
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Turkey isn't even calling it a ceasefire — it's calling it a win.
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And these will be problems even if the ceasefire works as planned.
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The US helped broker a ceasefire in Syria with Turkey last week.
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He urged both parties to uphold their commitment and respect the ceasefire.
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While the ceasefire has reduced fighting, some violence has persisted across Syria.
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But talks have so far failed to yield a more lasting ceasefire.
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The attacks happened last Friday -- the same day the ceasefire was announced.
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A ceasefire is vital, and any political process must begin with one.
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The rebels, for their part, accuse the government of breaching the ceasefire.
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Nusra, along with Islamic State, is not a party to the ceasefire.
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UN chief calls convoy attackers in Syria 'cowards' What about the ceasefire?
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The province is guarded by Turkish soldiers, who are monitoring the ceasefire.
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Under the stricter tenets of Operation Ceasefire, gang members were immediately arrested.
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The terms of the ceasefire that came into effect at 2 p.m.
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Additionally, neither Assad nor the rebel groups have officially accepted the ceasefire.
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The fragile nationwide ceasefire, brokered by Turkey and Russia, began early Friday.
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There is no guarantee that Assad's forces will comply with the ceasefire.
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That overlapped with an Afghan government ceasefire announced to run until Wednesday.
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Mao declared a unilateral ceasefire a month later and withdrew Chinese forces.
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry still believes a ceasefire is possible.
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Syria deal After the session, Tillerson announced a ceasefire in southwest Syria.
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The Astana talks "cannot succeed unless the ceasefire is implemented", he added.
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In June, government officials said a one-month ceasefire had been reached.
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The success of the ceasefire was as spontaneous as it was unprecedented.
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A ceasefire that came into force three weeks ago has largely held.
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They face pressure to declare a unilateral ceasefire before the talks begin.
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Previous ceasefire deals announced over the last two days were swiftly broken.
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A unilateral ceasefire declared by the FARC last year virtually ended hostilities.
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The government stopped bombing rebel camps after the FARC declared its ceasefire.
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In a statement on Thursday night it said the ceasefire was holding.
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Moscow and Washington announced the ceasefire two weeks ago with great fanfare.
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But Shira Goodman, executive director of CeaseFire PA, scoffed at that idea.
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Like the ceasefire, it amounted to a surrender to terrorism, he said.
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But some conflicts have intensified, and the Army has broken ceasefire agreements.
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Houthi officials could not immediately be reached for comment about the ceasefire.
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"The ceasefire showed that this country is ready for reconciliation," Ghani said.
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The conflict flared up after the collapse of a ceasefire in 2015.
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Putin reportedly signed off on the ceasefire, but Russia flouted it nonetheless.
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"What I would do is see how this ceasefire works," he said.
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There is little hope here in Idlib that the ceasefire will last.
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Because of this, many opposition supporters treat the "ceasefire" with bitter skepticism.
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A U.N.-brokered ceasefire has been in place in Hodeidah since December.
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Despite the ceasefire deal, lawmakers are pledging to push forward with legislation.
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Congress rebukes the president on Iran; a ceasefire in Libya falls through.
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It's time for Congress to moderate a ceasefire, and change the law.
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It continues despite the ceasefire agreed in the Belarusian capital last year.
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Mr. Cediel credits the community groups with bringing Ceasefire back to Oakland.
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" Mark Esperanto, Secretary of Defense, "The ceasefire is holding up very nicely.
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Yet Trump insisted a few days ago that the ceasefire was working.
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Frustration on Capitol Hill is mounting after a temporary ceasefire negotiated Sept.
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Neither side had agreed to a ceasefire ahead of the latest talks.
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A 2015 ceasefire deal was signed in Minsk, the capital of Belarus.
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The ceasefire will be effective once a final peace deal is signed.
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Pakistan and India accuse each other of repeatedly violating a 2003 ceasefire.
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If and when those violations happen, the question becomes whether the violations are sufficiently systemic to necessitate ending the ceasefire entirely, or whether they are isolated enough that Syrians are better off if the ceasefire holds despite violations.
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Although the Taliban refused an offer by President Ashraf Ghani to extend the Eid ceasefire, behind-the-scenes contacts have continued and the government has said it is considering another ceasefire during next month's Eid-al Qurban holiday.
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A final communique set out the prisoner exchange and a renewed commitment to implement an existing ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine's Donbass region that has never fully taken hold as well as enhanced powers for international ceasefire monitors.
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Ceasefire falls on deaf ears The Syrian regime's foothold in Eastern Ghouta comes one week after the United Nations Security Council unanimously voted for a month-long ceasefire in the enclave, which is home to some 400,000 people.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Russia's ceasefire monitoring center in Syria will talk to his counterpart at a U.S. facility in Jordan later on Wednesday about extending the Syrian ceasefire, Viktor Poznikhir, a military official, told Russian news agencies.
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One armed faction, the 7th brigade from Tarhouna town south of the capital, which had attacked Tripoli with other factions, accepted the ceasefire, spokesman Saad al-Hammali said, Last week, local officials brokered a ceasefire that did not hold.
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The clashes were the heaviest since the ceasefire went into effect on Dec.
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The Taliban also refuse the main demand of the Afghan government: a ceasefire.
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In the last month, both sides reached a temporary ceasefire on new escalations.
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As the bond market reflected fear, stocks rallied Monday on the trade ceasefire.
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A holiday ceasefire in Afghanistan shattered by two suicide bombings over the weekend.
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The original ceasefire brokered Tuesday collapsed less than a day after it began.
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Felices cautioned, however, that negotiations had reached a "ceasefire" rather than lasting peace.
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A Hezbollah military media unit said the ceasefire took effect at 7 a.m.
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Remember, Clinton supports the (failing) Syrian ceasefire and the U.N.-sponsored Geneva process.
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He also admitted that it was "somewhat questionable" the ceasefire would remain permanent.
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A ceasefire was called in 1994 but violence has sporadically broken out since.
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A five-day ceasefire that was achieved last week expires today, October 22.
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It's also unclear whether the delegation can get Turkey to reach a ceasefire.
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The SDF held Turkey responsible for "deterioration of the ceasefire process", it added.
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The talks are aimed at turning a shaky truce into a permanent ceasefire.
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Secretaries Mattis and Pompeo have called for a ceasefire in Yemen by Dec.
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There was no official word from Israel on any bargaining behind the ceasefire.
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The ceasefire is a result of Russian plans to wind down the war.
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Negotiations will continue to focus on agreeing a new ceasefire, the statement said.
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But for some fighters on the ground, that ceasefire has just not happened.
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Although the ceasefire agreement is bilateral, only one party implements it in reality.
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CNN's Fred Pleitgen took a drive through Aleppo where a tenuous ceasefire holds.
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Tati Westbrook is calling for a ceasefire in her feud with James Charles.
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A ceasefire between the PKK and the state broke down in July, 2015.
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Abu Zeid said Russia had failed as a guarantor of the ceasefire agreement.
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"We would like to see a ceasefire yesterday," Jubeir told reporters in London.
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The latest effort comes after previous ceasefire attempts by the international community crumbled.
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A ceasefire that had taken months to negotiate took only hours to unravel.
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The government announced the ceasefire last week and it took effect this week.
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Since then there have been thousands of ceasefire violations by pro-Russian forces.
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Earlier this week, Russia proposed a ceasefire that would start on March 1st.
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The area has not seen Russian bombing, unlike other ceasefire areas in Syria.
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The ceasefire effort was also personal for Bridgeford, 083, one of six organizers.
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Pakistan's military denied the allegations and said it had not committed ceasefire violations.
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"The Uzbek side hopes this ceasefire is extended indefinitely," Uzbekistan's foreign ministry said.
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But a ceasefire that went into effect a week ago has been holding.
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He called on Kiir to end the violence and implement a "real" ceasefire.
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The United States said earlier on Monday the ceasefire was "holding but fragile".
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Looks like there may be, possibly, could be a ceasefire on the horizon.
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There are distinctions between a ceasefire, a cessation of hostilities and a truce.
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In international diplomacy, a ceasefire is more formal than a cessation of hostilities.
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Also featured: a planned ceasefire in Syria that's generating both hope and doubt.
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In areas not covered by the ceasefire, which came into force on Feb.
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"Regrettably ... the ceasefire regime has not been effective enough to date," Peskov said.
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Abdusalam said a ceasefire would be the first condition for a political solution.
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But despite the ceasefire, low-scale fighting continued along the line of contact.
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What the brief ceasefire will bring in the future remains to be seen.
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Omar Lamrani: The Islamic State is not within the parameters of the ceasefire.
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But none of these extended beyond 24 hours before the ceasefire was restored.
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Yet the Taliban rejected a similar subsequent ceasefire proposal and fighting has resumed.
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A seven-day-old ceasefire brokered by Washington and Moscow collapsed last week.
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Widespread skepticism greeted Kerry's announcement of the so-called ceasefire earlier this year.
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More than 28500,6900 people were killed before a ceasefire was instituted in 2628.
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There was no immediate response from Israel to reports of the ceasefire restoration.
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The 34-day conflict was indecisive, ending in a United Nations-brokered ceasefire.
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ISIS, which is not party to any ceasefire, claimed responsibility for that attack.
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" Meanwhile, the U.S.-led coalition spokesman said the ceasefire "is certainly in jeopardy.
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Even a ceasefire cannot hold too long if there is no political (solution).
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One is about a political resolution and the other is about a ceasefire.
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On June 183th, the government and opposition representatives briefly agreed to a ceasefire.
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Diplomats say there is no appetite from both sides to hold a ceasefire.
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This is where the ceasefire call by Secretary Pompeo could be so significant.
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VICE: Can we rewind to what happened after the previous ceasefire in 2016?
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The ceasefire began on Sunday, and the first 24 hours were relatively peaceful.
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In June, Nigerian government officials said privately it had a ceasefire with militants.
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Islamic State, not covered by the government ceasefire, claimed responsibility for that attack.
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There is no need to wait a week — we need a ceasefire now.
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Earlier in the week, Russia accused rebels of violating the ceasefire as well.
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Meanwhile, the army's own Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement of 2015 excludes the biggest militias.
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Alliance members condemned the Syrian airstrike and reiterated their support for a ceasefire.
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YPG commanders said they would accept the ceasefire, but only in some areas.
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The GCC statement also demanded a mechanism to impose a ceasefire in Syria.
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A ceasefire collapsed just over a year ago, and violence has since surged.
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There are still regular casualties despite a ceasefire struck in Minsk in 2015.
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Turkey condemned the attack and called for international steps to achieve a ceasefire.
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Pompeo reiterated that a ceasefire was the goal of the trip on Wednesday.
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"We still expect a 'noisy' ceasefire through the 2020 elections," the analysts wrote.
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Presidents Trump and Macron have reached a ceasefire in their escalating trade war.
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The revised resolution excluded support of the ceasefire negotiated by Turkey and Russia.
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There was a ceasefire in 26, and Taylor was elected the next year.
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Don't get me wrong: a ceasefire would make the work of dialogue easier.
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Violence by the regime and rebel groups is in violation of the ceasefire.
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Two US defense officials characterized the arrangement as a ceasefire in name only.
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The Donbass conflict has killed more than 10,000 people despite a notional ceasefire.
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A short-lived ceasefire over net neutrality is quickly coming to an end.
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Putin and I agreed to it, and we have a four-day ceasefire.
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MOSCOW, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The head of Russia's ceasefire monitoring centre in Syria will talk to his counterpart at a U.S. facility in Jordan later on Wednesday about extending the Syrian ceasefire, Viktor Poznikhir, a military official, told Russian news agencies.
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Rebel factions, which had agreed to the latest ceasefire to give civilians a reprieve from the heavy bombing while reserving the right to respond to attacks, said the Syrian army had violated the ceasefire by maintaining its shelling of populated areas.
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KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Muslim Eid holiday in the middle of June, their first offer of its kind, days after the government declared an unconditional ceasefire of its own.
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The implementation of the ceasefire regime in Syria, measures to stabilize situation in particular areas, adoption of rules for a joint operational group, and agreeing further measures to consolidate the ceasefire regime will be discussed at the meetings, the ministry said.
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Opposition claims ceasefire violations Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking after a meeting Wednesday in Russia with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said he was in favor of creating de-escalation zones in Syria to "cement" the ceasefire in the country.
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But pessimism crept in, with even Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu telling journalists this week "we are talking but (it) is not an easy thing," and "we need a ceasefire" – a contrast to the belief that a ceasefire was underway.
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But pessimism crept in, with even Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu telling journalists this week "we are talking but (it) is not an easy thing," and "we need a ceasefire" - a contrast to the belief that a ceasefire was underway.
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KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban said their three-day Eid ceasefire, which ends on Sunday, proved the unity of their movement and its "wide national support" as the presidential palace extended its own ceasefire with the militants by 10 days.
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PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Wednesday that efforts by Russia to broker a ceasefire between warring factions in Libya had been inconclusive and urged all parties, including foreign backers, to support a ceasefire before key talks on Sunday.
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"The U.S. officials were pressing the Taliban to declare a ceasefire, but our leaders were clear that a ceasefire can only be announced after the foreign force withdrawal announcement (is) made," said a senior Taliban commander privy to the talks.
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A 1991 ceasefire split the region into separate parts controlled by Morocco and Polisario.
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There was a momentary ceasefire when I noticed our cat becoming sluggish and unresponsive.
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Weeks later, a Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) ceasefire collapsed and an armed campaign reignited.
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"A large section [of Ghouta residents] support a ceasefire," said relief activist Abu Kamal.
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Dozens of unarmed Taliban militants entered cities on Saturday to celebrate an unprecedented ceasefire.
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Major fighting ended with a ceasefire in 2015 but deadly clashes still occur regularly.
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The shelling happened despite a ceasefire agreement reached with Russia-backed separatists last month.
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But after a major ceasefire agreement in early 2015, the violence hasn't really stopped.
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Investors were clearly pleased by the ceasefire, with shares closing up more than 1.13%.
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Still, it is unclear what a ceasefire that excluded these factions would actually mean.
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The U.N.-brokered ceasefire was set to go into effect at 11:59 p.m.
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"We negotiated a ceasefire in parts of Syria which will save lives," he wrote.
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Lebanon also accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire by sending warplanes into its airspace.
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At talks in the Russian capital, they also backed an expanded ceasefire in Syria.
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The clerics also recommended a ceasefire with the Taliban and Ghani endorsed the recommendation.
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"We're not bound by these agreements," Dillon said, apparently referring to the ceasefire deal.
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However, political limbo around E.U. entry has slowly chipped away at the ideological ceasefire.
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The ceasefire is a Band-Aid for a problem of the administration's own creation.
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In February 2015, a ceasefire was signed in the hopes of resolving the conflict.
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IGAD, the east African bloc leading the peacemaking efforts, brokered a ceasefire in December.
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But a tentative ceasefire means output has recovered by 200,000-603,000 bpd since then.
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Air raids are worse than before the ceasefire went into effect, the opposition says.
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As one ceasefire after another falls apart, world leaders are realizing the same thing.
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FEW had expected the ceasefire in trade hostilities between America and China to last.
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The ceasefire in Hodeidah has largely held but the fighting escalated elsewhere in Yemen.
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Gabriel told reporters Berlin wanted to see a ceasefire implemented in all of Syria.
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Ghani extended by 10 days his unilateral ceasefire, initially due to end on Wednesday.
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The ceasefire was scheduled to start a week later, but did not take effect.
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Despite the breaches to the ceasefire, the United Nations says the truce is holding.
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Just hours before the ceasefire began Monday evening, airstrikes continued to bombard opposition targets.
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Kennedy says that Operation Ceasefire as it had existed no longer exists in Boston.
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A ceasefire signed in 2015 ended major combat but deadly clashes still occur regularly.
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Another is the establishment of a hotline to monitor breaches of the new ceasefire.
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That will not sit well with Iran, which is also sponsoring the ceasefire process.
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"We maintain a full interagency team dedicated to these ceasefire arrangement elements," he added.
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"We will not lift the sanctions until there is a ceasefire," the official said.
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As things stand, the ceasefire meets all of Mr Putin's diplomatic and military requirements.
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A Syrian military source said armed groups had broken the ceasefire at 6 p.m.
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On Ukraine he said Russia must make good on its commitments to a ceasefire.
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In July, the PKK declared a 2013 ceasefire agreement with Turkey to be over.
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This article was updated to take into account news of the ceasefire announced Thursday.
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Related: Syrian Ceasefire Sees Popular Backlash Against al-Qaeda The boys are not alone.
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"So a long-term ceasefire is expected on Eid-ul Adha," the person said.
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"It's unclear what's going to happen on the battlefield before the ceasefire," Tabler said.
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The deal, between Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine, for a ceasefire was reached 2015.
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In 2015, that effort led to eight armed groups signing a Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.
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This had led some to believe the regime is not taking the ceasefire seriously.
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The Afghan government estimates that 30,000 Taliban fighters entered capital cities during the ceasefire.
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VICE: Let's clarify one thing first: Is the Islamic State involved in this ceasefire?
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Tuesday's ceasefire did not hold, with bombing and shelling resuming after a brief lull.
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But those talks broke up last month and the ceasefire has since largely unraveled.
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A ceasefire brokered in Moscow on April 5th appears to be holding for now.
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Both say they will put pressure on the parties to abide by the ceasefire.
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Several others -- including the ministers of environmental protection and justice -- also opposed the ceasefire.
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Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, announced the ceasefire in a joint statement.
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The US-China ceasefire is not a breakthrough that ends the trade war entirely.
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Major News: A ceasefire agreement in the Syrian civil war conflict has been reached.
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani proposed to extend the ceasefire, and the Taliban said no.
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At earlier formal talks, the leaders agreed upon a ceasefire deal in southwest Syria.
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Trump will not declare a permanent ceasefire, even as China offers up more sweeteners.
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Erler said there was no way to ease sanctions unless a ceasefire was implemented.
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US forces in Afghanistan also said they would respect the ceasefire with the Taliban.
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During the Eid ceasefire in June, the Taliban demonstrated they could control their forces.
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A new ceasefire deal was signed in December but violations have already been alleged.
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Nicholson said the ceasefire was "significant" because it was the first of its kind.
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Many are skeptical of both Russia's motives behind the ceasefire and its potential efficacy.
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She said negotiations were continuing with the Maute for another temporary ceasefire on Monday.
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It called a unilateral ceasefire in 2011 and pledged to turn in its weapons.
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Baltimore's Operation Ceasefire director resigned last spring in protest, citing insufficient resources and support.
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The map shows who controls what in Syria as of the February 2016 ceasefire.
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The Taliban followed suit, announcing a 3-day ceasefire coinciding with the Afghan government's.
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Second, until the ceasefire the Taliban have been engaging in continued violence throughout Afghanistan.
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Terrorist groups such as ISIS and al Nusra were not part of the ceasefire.
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Holding a telephone conversation, they expressed concern over frequent ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine.
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We have drafted a new ceasefire resolution that provides no room for evasion. pic.twitter.
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He said there had not been sufficient progress in implementing the Minsk ceasefire agreement.
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Meanwhile separatist rebels accuse government troops of violating the ceasefire on a daily basis.
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That conflict ended in a ceasefire and technically the two sides remain at war.
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Turkey said at the weekend that there had been no violations of the ceasefire.
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This ceasefire may quiet the violence, but it essentially freezes the conflict in place.
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They are a forum for diplomats to talk about breaches of Syria's shaky ceasefire.
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Mistura urged key players in the war to help salvage the crumbling ceasefire agreement.
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Russia, for its part, claims it is striking groups outside of the ceasefire agreement.
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The Taliban wants American troops sent home, while the U.S. wants a complete ceasefire.
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It involved America withdrawing 5,000 troops without the Taliban even agreeing to a ceasefire.
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The secretary and the Crown Prince discussed their support for a ceasefire in Afghanistan.
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Discussions will be on the ceasefire - the humanitarian issues - aid deliveries, release of detainees.
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A ceasefire in Hodeidah has largely held but violence continues elsewhere in the country.
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Rochdi also reiterated a call by the United Nations Secretary-General for a ceasefire.
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The strikes came the day before a ceasefire was due to come into force.
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Ghani announced an unconditional, two-week ceasefire with the Taliban in June this year.
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It is best viewed as a ceasefire rather than an end to the war.
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Mr. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, spoke about the ceasefire agreement later in Hamburg.
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So Pompeo put out a statement calling on all sides to reach a ceasefire.
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But that was disregarded just like the UN's call for a 30-day ceasefire.
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Such a ceasefire has been one of the demands of the government in Afghanistan.
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Erdogan said he told Trump he will never declare a ceasefire in northern Syria.
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Still, a ceasefire is better than higher tariffs and it might produce real gains.
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"As the ceasefire evolves, here could also be a transition between options," he wrote.
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The ceasefire was brokered during the G-20 summit in Germany earlier this month.
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The original ceasefire was nullified when the peace accord was rejected in the plebiscite.
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Rebels say it is a major violation of the ceasefire agreed on Dec. 30.
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But those words are not accompanied by threats of retribution nor deadlines to ceasefire.
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"I think we all agree that there needs to be a ceasefire," he said.
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We must redouble our efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Idlib and humanitarian access.
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At that meeting, 14 members of this council were ready to impose a ceasefire.
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These include agreeing to a ceasefire before finalizing any agreement with the United States.
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The U.N. Security Council demanded a 30-day ceasefire across all Syria on Feb.
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The current ceasefire is due to run out at the end of the month.
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Assad's wife: I turned down chance to 'run from Syria' 'All-encompassing ceasefire' urged The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called for an "immediate, prolonged and all-encompassing ceasefire" in Aleppo to allow humanitarian relief to reach all those in need.
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"This ceasefire was brought about by outside powers -- it was brought about by the United States and Russia, and then basically the warring parties here were told that they are to abide by the ceasefire, so it's very, very fragile," Pleitgen said.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is prepared to agree to a ceasefire in Yemen if the Iran-allied Houthis agree, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday, adding that he was skeptical about efforts for peace after previous ceasefire attempts had failed.
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A ceasefire in Yemen is not a panacea but a starting point – the one place where virtually all actors could find a reason to call a ceasefire a victory – and where diplomacy could constrain Iran at least in one part of the region.
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The official said Macron had asked Haftar to make a public step toward a ceasefire and Haftar responded by saying that an inclusive political dialogue was necessary and he would be ready for it if the conditions for a ceasefire were in place.
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Baltimore is declaring a ceasefire this weekend to stop a wave of homicides Baltimore is declaring a ceasefire this weekend to stop a wave of homicides Like a lot of Baltimoreans, Erricka Bridgeford is sick of the rising homicide rate in her city.
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ASTANA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Iran, Russia and Turkey will establish a trilateral mechanism to observe and ensure full compliance with the ceasefire in Syria, prevent any provocations and determine exactly how the ceasefire will work, the three nations said in a joint statement.
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Nebenzia told an emergency Security Council meeting Thursday that Moscow would not support the ceasefire resolution in its present form, calling it unrealistic and saying that the Security Council could not simply impose a ceasefire without consulting the parties on the ground.
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In September he successfully negotiated a ceasefire among the militias fighting in and around Tripoli.
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"The report about a ceasefire is incorrect," said the official, who declined to be named.
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The exclusion of groups like Fateh al-Sham is the Achilles heel of the ceasefire.
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The sides finally agreed a ceasefire and prisoner exchange at talks in Sweden last month.
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The ceasefire in Hodeidah has largely held, but violence continues in other parts of Yemen.
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On Syria, Germany wants Putin to finalize a lasting ceasefire there with the United States.
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On Friday, international monitor Alexander Hug said ceasefire violations of the Minsk agreement are escalating.
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An additional 650 children joined military forces in 2016, UNICEF said, amid numerous ceasefire violations.
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Intermittent clashes in eastern regions have continued despite a notional ceasefire and diplomatic peace efforts.
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There is a lot of fighting unfortunately between the armed groups since the Astana ceasefire.
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A ceasefire between the Syrian government and armed opposition groups was reached in late December.
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And though a ceasefire was negotiated in 103, violence and violations are on the rise.
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The conflict eventually ended in August, with both sides agreeing to an Egypt-brokered ceasefire.
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" Turkey and Syria A quote from Mark Esper "'The ceasefire is holding up very nicely.
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A ceasefire has taken hold in parts of the country after others fell apart quickly.
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Both sides had publicly declared they were sticking to the ceasefire, the UN said Tuesday.
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The UN special envoy for Yemen said Tuesday he was positive about the ceasefire holding.
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The UN had previously urged Russia and US to save the crumbling ceasefire across Syria.
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However, an Indian government source claims all ceasefire violations this year were committed by Pakistan.
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Russia and China this week again vetoed a UN Security Council demand for a ceasefire.
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A ceasefire agreement in 1991 promised a referendum on independence, but no vote was held.
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British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt called the offensive a "flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement".
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Israel does not acknowledge ceasefire deals with Gaza militant groups, which it considers terrorist organizations.
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In exchange, the US would remove already-placed sanctions on Turkey if the ceasefire held.
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The latest ceasefire, agreed to on June 30th, is already in danger of falling apart.
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That's why we're working so hard to get a ceasefire and get a negotiated settlement.
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It declared an indefinite ceasefire in 2011 and handed over some weapons caches last year.
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The Security Council demanded a 30-day ceasefire across Syria in a unanimously adopted Feb.
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Tensions between the warring parties escalated in the disaster's aftermath, deteriorating an already unstable ceasefire.
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A ceasefire to ensure the election goes smoothly has been one of their early demands.
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The ceasefire, to mark the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, is the first since 2000.
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" Asked whether the ceasefire was dead, Churkin said "This is a very big question mark.
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But there were other armed opposition groups that could join any ceasefire agreement, they said.
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How the withdrawal will be sequenced with Afghan talks and a ceasefire is also unknown.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry said they both called on all sides to observe the ceasefire.
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The group, which is designated a terrorist group internationally, is not included in Syria's ceasefire.
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A broader ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which rules Gaza, appeared to be holding.
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The United States and Russia coordinated a partial ceasefire in February, but violence soon resumed.
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Secondly, all sides should work towards a ceasefire—a complicated and thorny but necessary undertaking.
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The ceasefire will also allow for much-needed humanitarian access to besieged cities like Aleppo.
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The United States and Russia coordinated a partial ceasefire in February, but violence soon resumed.
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The ceasefire is the second such concerted attempt to bring peace to Syria this year.
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Kirby said Russia had failed to live up to its commitments under a ceasefire agreement.
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The Nusra Front and the self-proclaimed Islamic State are not covered by the ceasefire.
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Syrians themselves have had little visibility on how the ceasefire is being implemented and policed.
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Yazji says he is happy about the ceasefire and hopes it can lead to reconciliation.
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The group's first-ever ceasefire began in October and is set to expire Jan. 9.
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Several fighters were killed on both sides, but other insurgent groups brokered a quick ceasefire.
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Russia's ceasefire monitoring centre said 507 rebels had laid down their arms in recent days.
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Last week, he traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to advance negotiations on a Yemen ceasefire.
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There was an unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan, Indian defense spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said.
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Pence said U.S. sanctions imposed on Tuesday would be lifted once the ceasefire became permanent.
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Pence said U.S. sanctions imposed on Tuesday would be lifted once the ceasefire became permanent.
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Some 40 hours into the grassroots ceasefire, a 0003-year-old man was fatally shot.
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"We finished the operation and will now follow the ceasefire plan," he said on Friday.
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But the talks ... can be successful if emergency aid continues and we get a ceasefire.
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The IRA killed hundreds in its campaign against British rule before a ceasefire in 1994.
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With North Korea quiet and a ceasefire in Syria, Cramer gave it a definitive check.
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The Taliban announced a surprise three-day ceasefire from last Friday, except against foreign forces.
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The war in Syria has escalated since efforts to reach a ceasefire collapsed in September.
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Moscow and Washington have also brokered a separate ceasefire for southwestern Syria earlier this month.
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A member of the Syrian opposition voiced frustration at U.S. efforts to revive the ceasefire.
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Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations have been trying to broker a long-term ceasefire.
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"That cessation that comes begets, possibly, better, stronger talks -- ultimately ... maybe a ceasefire," he said.
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Their conversations were aimed at reaching a consensus on how a planned ceasefire would proceed.
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A Russian-backed separatist insurgency erupted in 2014 and bloodshed has continued despite the ceasefire.
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A U.S. airstrike Saturday that Russia says killed 62 Syrian troops further strained the ceasefire.
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After Moscow helped broker a ceasefire, the hostilities slowed; nonetheless, lasting peace remains a fantasy.
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They're worried that many of the Taliban who entered Kabul during the ceasefire never left.
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The Lebanese army and Hezbollah declared a ceasefire in their battle against ISIS on Sunday.
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A ceasefire was to be followed by the withdrawal of heavy weapons and local elections.
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Russia's defence ministry has accused the insurgents in turn of violating the ceasefire numerous times.
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"This is not the best path to ceasefire and unblocking the Minsk process," he said.
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A shaky ceasefire ended major combat in 2015, but deadly clashes still take place regularly.
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Now it is patrolling the skies over the city, where a ceasefire is in place.
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A diplomatic source and a Pakistani security source confirmed a fragile ceasefire had been agreed.
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Putin also said last week the next step for Syria would be a nationwide ceasefire.
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Fighting in Wadi Barada has tarnished a shaky nationwide ceasefire that began on Dec 30.
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Divisions within Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet over the ceasefire restoration emerged almost immediately.
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SANAA (Reuters) - A ceasefire agreed between Yemen's warring parties in Hodeidah will begin on Dec.
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The United States and Britain are calling for an immediate ceasefire in Yemen, Reuters reported.
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The peace marches across Afghanistan and the Eid ceasefire celebrations illustrated the people's war-weariness.
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It is Rabat's worst dispute with the U.N. since 1991, when it brokered a ceasefire.
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In the meantime the ceasefire would be extended and aid agencies given access, he said.
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"The ceasefire between non-terrorist elements is in general respected," the French diplomatic source said.
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Saudi Arabia has simply ignored even the Trump administration's call for a ceasefire in Yemen.
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A ceasefire brokered in 1984 included the release of a number of imprisoned guerrilla fighters.
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A months-long ceasefire agreement that ended in June was recently extended until Aug. 31.
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The German representatives pleaded for an immediate ceasefire while the two sides discussed these terms.
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The violence has subsided since a ceasefire was reached Monday, but the situation remains precarious.
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Pence characterized the agreement as a ceasefire, but the Turkish foreign minister promptly disputed this.
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Fighting in the Korean War spanned from 1950 until 1953, when a ceasefire was called.
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In the southwest, Russia has agreed another ceasefire deal with the United States and Jordan.
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They negotiated a ceasefire through the mediation of the Lebanese government and the United Nations.
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ISIS, which was not party to any ceasefire, claimed responsibility for one of those attacks.
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Taliban's ceasefire ends As Eid al-Fitr ends, so did the Taliban's truce Sunday night.
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It took place during a temporary ceasefire in Syria brokered by the U.S. and Russia.
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Pakistan's military said it had responded to the ceasefire violation by firing at Indian soldiers.
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The Taliban are skeptical that the US will actually pull out if the ceasefire holds.
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And as of late Thursday night, Hamas had not issued any statement about a ceasefire.
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The ceasefire on Saturday marked the beginning of the seventh round of negotiations in Geneva.
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The United States welcomed the ceasefire in a statement, but pressed for results, not talk.
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Seoul and Pyongyang fought a three-year conflict that ended with a ceasefire in 1953.
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Violence in western Syria has increasingly tarnished a shaky ceasefire that took effect on Dec.
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The big picture: Any ceasefire in Afghanistan, no matter how fleeting, is a good thing.
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The current ceasefire in Afghanistan will most likely fail for a variety of domestic reasons.
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While a ceasefire was declared in 1953, the two nations are still technically at war.
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Afghan Deputy Interior Minister Masood Azizi said the ceasefire was being monitored throughout the country.
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But it is unclear what, if any, mechanism will be implemented to enforce the ceasefire.
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This ceasefire deal takes the two sides away from the brink, at least for now.
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The advance came during a 72-hour ceasefire announced by the Syrian army on Wednesday.
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Leaders from the three gangs announced the ceasefire via a YouTube video posted in March.
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The ceasefire was reached in Moscow on Thursday after talks to contain an escalating conflict.
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Another deal reached last year creates a buffer zone and a ceasefire in the area.
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The two were the first Turkish soldiers killed in Idlib since the ceasefire was implemented.
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Residents said the shelling was among the heaviest since the ceasefire was agreed on Jan.
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It may, for example, settle for a lull in violence rather than a formal ceasefire.
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The spokesman said this threatened a U.N.-brokered ceasefire accord in the Red Sea port.
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More than 217 cities are using the strategy, which often goes by the name Ceasefire.
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For Ceasefire to be effective, a city needs to do a lot of things well.
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Our shura (council) has agreed to a ceasefire the day the peace accord is signed.
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The president's speech came after top congressional Democrats lambasted him earlier Thursday for the ceasefire.
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Violence and displacement also continue in other parts of Yemen not subject to the ceasefire.
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Push for peace On August 19, Ghani offered a month-long ceasefire with the Taliban.
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Russia had proposed a ceasefire on Monday in the besieged area for Nov. 28-29.
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If honored by all sides, a ceasefire could lead to a significant reduction in violence.
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It's "a man-made crisis [with] a man-made solution," beginning with an immediate ceasefire.
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Syrian Kurdish and US officials have said that the attacks continue, despite a nominal ceasefire.
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Erdogan visited Tunisia on Wednesday to discuss cooperation for a possible ceasefire in neighbouring Libya.
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China and the United States agreed to a ceasefire in their trade war on Dec.
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Gatdet Dak said Machar would stay away from Juba until ceasefire details were worked out.
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There has been confusion over which groups in the opposition are included in the ceasefire.
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Trump said work was underway to negotiate a ceasefire in a second region of Syria.
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Major combat ended with a ceasefire in 2015 but deadly clashes still take place regularly.
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NATO-led Resolute Support and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan both said they supported Ghani's ceasefire extension.
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Major fighting ended with a 2015 ceasefire but deadly exchanges of fire are still frequent.
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The airstrikes and fighting appear to leave a fragile six-week-old ceasefire in tatters.
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Rebels call for humanitarian ceasefire Rebels in eastern Aleppo have called for an immediate five-day humanitarian ceasefire and for the evacuation of about 500 emergency cases under UN supervision, according to a statement released in the name of the Aleppo City Leadership Council.
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Kurds: Turkey is violating the ceasefire His report comes hours after witnesses said clashes continued on the border between Turkey and Syria despite US Vice President Mike Pence's announcement that he and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had brokered a five-day ceasefire there.
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Lavrov blames US for ceasefire collapse Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, told CNN he hoped that the weekend discussion in Switzerland might "launch a serious dialogue on the basis of the principles contained in the Russian-American deal," the ceasefire agreement that collapsed last month.
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"Israel will welcome a genuine ceasefire in Syria, but this ceasefire must not enable the establishment of a military presence by Iran and its proxies in Syria in general and in southern Syria in particular," Netanyahu said ahead of his weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday.
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The OSCE's 503 monitors in the region are now seeing a weekly average of 220 incidents involving heavy weapons, up from around 40 a week after a harvest ceasefire, with a total of 103,877 such weapons spotted this year in violation of the ceasefire.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Council President Donald Tusk said on Friday the EU was calling for an immediate ceasefire in Syria as a new wave of bombs struck the eastern Ghouta district ahead of a U.N. Security Council vote to demand a 30-day ceasefire.
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Reuters was not immediately able to reach the group which had committed itself to a ceasefire.
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Analysts said the "ceasefire" of the trade war is positive for shipping demand and port throughput.
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Success, then, won't be measured by whether this ceasefire holds for 24 or even 48 hours.
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The problem is that we have no idea what counts as a violation of the ceasefire.
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Saleh said that the operations room had not pressured its member factions to accept the ceasefire.
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And the guarantors of the ceasefire, Russia, Turkey, and Iran, wanted to spark a real connection.
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As a matter of fact, ceasefire monitors said there were about 200 violations Tuesday night alone.
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A ceasefire the warring sides signed in the Ethiopian capital in December was violated hours later.
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The new ceasefire has reportedly been broken already, as reports of executions continue to manifest. 2.
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Zakharova added that Washington had not fulfilled key aspects of a ceasefire deal brokered with Moscow.
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When the unfortunate diplomat arranged a ceasefire-monitoring centre in Saudi Arabia, the Houthis bombed it.
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Pence said the US was also working to set up a ceasefire between the warring factions.
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Mr Santos extended until the end of October a ceasefire that he had declared in August.
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Middle-class areas have integrated a fair bit since the ceasefire, but social housing remains divided.
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In the areas under the partial ceasefire agreement, civilian casualties were at a four-year low.
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"The conflict parties must also finally implement the long-agreed ceasefire," Merkel said in a statement.
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The withdrawal, for example, is contingent on a ceasefire that the Taliban have yet to discuss.
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But after just nine hours on the ground in Turkey, a five-day ceasefire was announced.
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Earlier Thursday, Russia said it wanted a long term ceasefire in the northern city of Aleppo.
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The ceasefire, if it holds, should at the very least pause the bloodshed in northern Syria.
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Despite the peace agreement, various ceasefire violations have reportedly occurred over recent months, from both sides.
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Damascus says its deals permit Syrians to stay as life returns to normal after a ceasefire.
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Did Russia care much about the actual implementation of the ceasefire deal, agreed to last month?
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UN NEGOTIATORS are trying to salvage a ceasefire agreement to keep open Hodeidah, Yemen's main port.
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Kerry said fighting in Aleppo could escalate if the ceasefire was not extended to the city.
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But even as IGAD urges a new ceasefire, the warring parties are preparing for more fighting.
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A ceasefire took hold in 2013, and it looked like it might develop into real peace.
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The latest: Just as things looked like they might spiral into war, Hamas announced a ceasefire.
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One Western official says Moscow is willing to discuss a ceasefire, but only from March 1.
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And, most important, the two sides have agreed to a ceasefire in Hodeida, Yemen's main port.
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Israeli aircraft struck back, hitting facilities belonging to militant groups, before a tenuous ceasefire took hold.
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Russia was tasked with restraining Syria during this latest attempt at a ceasefire, undertaken last week.
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The main focus of the ceasefire was to allow humanitarian aid to reach the Syrian people.
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The framework would also see a ceasefire and talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
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The White House said on Monday Assad's government needed to live up to its ceasefire commitments.
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He then noted that an agreement with Russia for a ceasefire in Syria "can & did" happen.
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But the ceasefire effectively ended October 23 when warplanes resumed bombing the city, according to residents.
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That's another sign of how badly the current ceasefire is needed, as shaky as it is.
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Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov brokered the ceasefire that went into effect Sept. 12.
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Violence returns Following days of relative calm with the ceasefire, deadly violence once again plagues Syria.
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In the north, where a separate ceasefire is in effect, the situation is even more complicated.
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The ceasefire deal is the first not to involve the United States or the United Nations.
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The deal, brokered by the Roman Catholic Sant' Egidio peace group, called for an immediate ceasefire.
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A U.S. Department of State official encouraged the IGAD to implement the ceasefire within 72 hours.
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The ceasefire is also on rocky ground due to luke warm support from the Syrian government.
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"But at the same time it is crucial that this (ceasefire) agreement was reached," he said.
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The PKK's 2-12/-year ceasefire collapsed in July with the worst violence in two decades.
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Syria civil war Turkey and Russia have reportedly put together a nationwide ceasefire deal for Syria.
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The Syrian rebel group Ahrar al-Sham did not sign the ceasefire agreement, a spokesman said.
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The upper hand The latest effort comes after previous ceasefire attempts by the international community crumbled.
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Maybe it will turn out that this ceasefire collapses quickly, or before it has even begun.
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The officials said U.S. demands for a ceasefire was something the leadership could not agree to.
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A cessation of hostilities is more an orchestrated lull in the fighting than a formal ceasefire.
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The odds that all of them stick by the ceasefire throughout its duration is extremely low.
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On Thursday, its spokesman said the ceasefire monitors were unfair and relied on second-hand information.
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The U.N. mission in Libya warned in a statement against any breach of the ceasefire deal.
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Nigeria agreed on a ceasefire with major militant groups in 2009 to end an earlier insurgency.
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Parties to the ceasefire have set up an extensive system for reporting and investigating of violations.
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Even after the world's two biggest economies agreed to a 83-day trade ceasefire on Dec.
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The rebels have yet to decide on their position regarding the ceasefire, as does Mr Assad.
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"That cessation that comes begets, possibly, better stronger talks (and) ultimately ... maybe a ceasefire," he said.
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"Pakistan is expanding the arc of terror ... resorting to ceasefire violations to assist infiltration," Sitharaman said.
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With Moscow, it has co-sponsored a ceasefire between government and rebel forces in western Syria.
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The ceasefire officially started last Monday after months of negotiations between the United States and Russia.
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A Kurdish military official said a ceasefire between Turkey and Kurdish-backed militia fighters was holding.
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A two-day ceasefire, brokered by the US and Russia, will begin at sunset on Monday.
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Some 30,000 were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced before a 1994 ceasefire halted the combat.
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So the US and Russia have to sort of sell this ceasefire to their Syrian allies?
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A French diplomatic source said the short-term ceasefire announced by the Russians was not encouraging.
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Violence in the largely Kurdish southeast has escalated since the collapse of a ceasefire in 2015.
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Strikes against Islamic State and an al-Qaeda-linked group are not covered by the ceasefire.
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This led Washington last month to warn of "firm and appropriate measures" against any ceasefire violations.
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After the fighting in May, a ceasefire was brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United Nations.
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America, Russia and the UN are now running round trying to salvage the recent partial ceasefire.
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The lira slumped, but after America brokered a ceasefire deal on October 17th, it steadied again.
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The United Nations has failed to broker a ceasefire after the offensive took it by surprise.
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Ceasefire agreements similar to this one have not kept in the past, the news wire reported.
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Israel never acknowledged any ceasefire had been agreed to with militants after that round of fighting.
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The ceasefire call followed the Afghan government's own declaration of a 10-day truce over Eid.
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A Syrian military source said the army had no information about a ceasefire deal in Aleppo.
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For those in Tripoli, Haftar must withdraw to his stronghold in the east before any ceasefire.
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A renewed ceasefire was brokered by the Egyptians and the United Nations to end the hostilities.
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Former army general Atiqullah Amarkhel said the ceasefire would give the Taliban a chance to regroup.
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Hamas officials said Palestinian factions were in Cairo to discuss terms for a ceasefire with Israel.
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But a ceasefire quickly collapsed and soon the Communists were on their way to military victory.
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Besides the ceasefire, the three countries have also agreed on the preservation of Syria's territorial integrity.
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The US action underscores the fragile nature of the trade ceasefire between Washington and Beijing. Overreaction?
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Efforts to achieve a comprehensive ceasefire come after months of violence along the Israel-Gaza border.
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Russia has already put its weight behind a ceasefire deal, backed jointly with Turkey and Iran.
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Michael Kugelman, with the Wilson Center think tank in Washington, said the ceasefire was largely symbolic.
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Fighting between ethnic Azeris and Armenians erupted in 1991 and a ceasefire was agreed in 1994.
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Fighting has periodically erupted since but a ceasefire has been in place since earlier this year.
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Rebel factions have agreed to the latest ceasefire while reserving the right to respond to attacks.
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A series of ceasefire deals has reduced fighting to some extent in parts of western Syria.
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America, which had supported calls for a ceasefire in the UN, abruptly threatened to veto them.
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Secretary Pompeo's ceasefire call needs to be codified immediately in a new UN Security Council resolution.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Is it a ceasefire, a truce or the opening to a lasting peace deal?
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The Syrian government has described its operations as a response to militant violations of ceasefire agreements.
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On Tuesday, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Russia was failing to abide by the ceasefire.
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A weekend of nonlethal terrorism; the ceasefire in Syria is kaput; Chris Christie knew about Bridgegate.
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They also committed to addressing any actions that risk broadening the conflict or jeopardizing the ceasefire.
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Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Monday calling for a weeklong ceasefire.
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The Taliban of course can simply reject the ceasefire and continue attacks on Afghan security forces.
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Or, specifically, by those who planned to spoil his brokering of a ceasefire in the Congo?
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At midnight Friday local time, a Turkey-Russia brokered ceasefire went into effect in Idlib, Syria.
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The first steps were a ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front lines.
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Although a ceasefire deal ended major conflict there in 2015, small-scale clashes still occur regularly.
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As The Economist went to press, a Russian-brokered ceasefire had temporarily halted the regime's bombing.
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But in Gaza there was pessimism that the latest ceasefire would be a long-term solution.
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Ibn Auf announced a state of emergency, a nationwide ceasefire and the suspension of the constitution.
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They created days of tranquility where there was a ceasefire so they could vaccinate the kids.
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Kalid also proposed a full ceasefire with the Taliban "to help the fight against the coronavirus".
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This would be followed by an "Advanced RIV" and then, if all went well, a ceasefire.
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On January 12, Russia and Turkey announced a ceasefire that has failed to end the violence.
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Kurdish fighters say Turkey has violated the ceasefire, but Esper said it's "generally holding," Reuters reports.
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A State Department official told Vox the talking points have not been updated since the ceasefire.
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This is not to suggest a ceasefire or the deal which could follow are bad goals.
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The nine-month campaign appeared to pause over the weekend, when Haftar accepted a conditional ceasefire.
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That is why a nationwide ceasefire is crucial in building up to a lasting peace treaty.
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Ceasefire deals Ankara struck first with Washington and then with Moscow halted fighting in recent weeks.
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Although Trump agreed to a tariff ceasefire with the EU in July, unity was short lived.
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On February 24, the UN Security Council unanimously called for a month-long ceasefire in Syria.
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Khalifa Haftar has declared a ceasefire, ending a nine-month campaign to seize the capital, Tripoli.
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The U.S. hoped to have a ceasefire before the U.N.-led peace talks resume Feb. 25.
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Following the incursion, the U.S. imposed sanctions on the country and has pushed for a ceasefire.
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A shaky ceasefire, which came into effect in April, has brought some respite from the conflict.
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Earnest Will lasted for fourteen months, ending only after Iran and Iraq agreed to a ceasefire.
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Both Egypt and the UN hope a short-term ceasefire agreement could improve Gaza's humanitarian situation.
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A ceasefire in the trade war will bring much needed relief to America's factories and farms.
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Syria The bombing of Eastern Ghouta continues despite a new UN ceasefire OK'd over the weekend.
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The Syrian regime claims it's targeting terrorists and will continue to do so despite the ceasefire.
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Following a brief ceasefire in the region, sustained shelling resumed Saturday and by 7:45 p.m.
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Putin's order came just days after Saturday's United Nations resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire.
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Whether the Russian ceasefire order will succeed, where the UN has not, remains to be seen.
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In June this year, Ghani announced an unconditional ceasefire with the Taliban for about two weeks.
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IDF: Syrian claim to have shot down Israeli warplane, drone is 'total lies' Ceasefire coincides with Muslim holiday The peace appeared to be holding Tuesday, with no major violence reported on the first full day of a hard-won ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia.
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The ceasefire comes after Ahmed, Secretary of State John KerryJohn Forbes KerryA lesson of the Trump, Tlaib, Omar, Netanyahu affair Trump's winning weapon: Time The Memo: O'Rourke looks to hit reset button MORE and U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson called for an immediate ceasefire over the weekend.
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"We really do need a ceasefire in Idlib and what needs to be achieved is for the terrorists to stop firing on civilian targets and on certain facilities where our troops are located," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters when asked about Erdogan's request for a ceasefire.
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The GNA said in a statement it had recorded violations by "the aggressor's militias" but that it "renews its commitment to the ceasefire, and emphasizes the need for commitment from the patrons of this ceasefire and the United Nations mission in Libya in applying it optimally".
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A Redeployment Coordination Committee including both sides will oversee the ceasefire and withdrawal, according to the agreement.
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The aim of the ceasefire deal between the United States and Russia, which took effect on Sept.
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In December, the nations brokered the most effective ceasefire agreement so far in the six-year conflict.
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I've already given my opinion..... ...We negotiated a ceasefire in parts of Syria which will save lives.
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Kayla Jo's ultimate offense The ceasefire lasts until Kayla Jo comes over to hang out with Jeremiah.
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Officials on both sides of the conflict confirmed a ceasefire had begun on Thursday at 2.30 a.
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Will we just get perpetual war, or will there be some kind of ceasefire or equilibrium reached?
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Photo by Stringer/EPA But at least some in the opposition have already committed to the ceasefire.
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"The ceasefire is holding," Vahal Ali, the director of KRG President Masoud Barzani's media office, told Reuters.
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Many feared that Trump might reverse sanctions on Russia, without securing Moscow's compliance with a ceasefire agreement.
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The warring parties there agreed to a ceasefire last Wednesday, set to again at 12:00 a.m.
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His withdrawal of support for the ceasefire in Egypt would resonate in Afghanistan with al Qaeda's leaders.
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He also called on all countries to stop supporting any parties trying to sabotage the ceasefire agreement.
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Both sides have previously accused each of violating the ceasefire and of beheading soldiers in the past.
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This plan can be based on a ceasefire, humanitarian aid, national dialogue, free elections, and inclusive government.
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Anthony Zinni in brokering a ceasefire between PLO President Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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Jabhat al-Nusra, which is not part of the ceasefire agreement, is said to have checkpoints nearby.
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"This is about creating a mechanism to control the implementation of the ceasefire," a ministry spokesman said.
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But the potential outcome could be very different than the truce and ceasefire envisioned by many investors.
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S. trade war, are hopeful but not confident the meeting may yield at least a partial ceasefire.
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As they face further shelling, diplomats discuss a ceasefire that may or not may not take hold.
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Rebels say Russia has failed to put pressure on the Syrian government to ensure the ceasefire holds.
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Haidar said rebels had breached the ceasefire in Mouadamiya, southwest of Damascus, which was concluded in 2013.
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The ceasefire would not include U.S. counter-terrorism efforts against Islamic State and al Qaeda, it said.
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So how can you ignore these clauses and start with political or military negotiations over a ceasefire?
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Pedersen has implored the UN Security Council members for a ceasefire to stop the mounting human tragedy.
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Although Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's president, has extended the traditional rainy-season ceasefire, neither side is budging.
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On Saturday, just hours before the ceasefire went into effect, at least 28 Yemeni soldiers were killed.
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Rebel factions have already accused the army and Iranian-backed militias of ceasefire violations in Eastern Ghouta.
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Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Monday calling for a week-long ceasefire.
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We need a ceasefire, at which point we can begin to put this all back together again.
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But the Turkish foreign minister said the 120 hour pause in military operations is not a ceasefire.
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The General Command of SDF also released a statement saying that the ceasefire had gone into effect.
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He says that Russia has been working with the U.S. to ensure the ceasefire in Aleppo works.
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In the summer, the government agreed a ceasefire with the main militant groups in the Niger Delta.
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The ceasefire talks were part of an international effort to enforce a cessation of violence across Syria.
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Any peace or ceasefire will almost certainly be guided by the players there: the regime, Russia, Turkey.
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" Pence said the US had received "assurances from the YPG that they will agree to the ceasefire.
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It showed Trump siding with Turkey during the "ceasefire," despite the atrocities its forces have been committing.
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He has publicly backed the agreement and said on Wednesday the ceasefire, if implemented, would ease suffering.
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The geography and make-up of the region covered by the ceasefire may, however, help it last.
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The Houthi movement also said it was ready for a broader ceasefire if the coalition "wants peace".
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A two-year ceasefire collapsed last July and the conflict is at its deadliest since the 1990s.
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But he noted that he'd tasked Secretary of State John Kerry with resuming talks about a ceasefire.
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A YPG report said the factions had "not abided by the ceasefire and halt to hostile operations".
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian Kurdish and government forces agreed a ceasefire that came into effect at 2 p.m.
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As part of the agreement, a ceasefire began on Tuesday at noon, the pro-government source said.
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Erdogan, in his opening remarks, said a ceasefire in Idlib would be a victory for their summit.
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The most pressing argument for achieving a genuine ceasefire has nothing to do with these two superpowers.
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The specifics of the agreement call for Assad's troops and the opposition to abide by the ceasefire.
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Both sides seem adamant that this ceasefire work, and that might hold the key to its success.
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The surge in violence came just hours after the US and Russia announced a new ceasefire plan.
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"Like other factions, we've contacted the relevant parties and they've been informed of ceasefire violations," he said.
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The world says goodbye to Anthony Bourdain; Afghanistan's president asks the Taliban to agree to a ceasefire.
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Eizencot said that the Russian intervention had so far strengthened Assad's position in ceasefire talks with rebels.
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Calls from abroad for a ceasefire have fallen on deaf ears, particularly given diplomatic divisions over Libya.
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Several other rebel officials also said if the ceasefire holds for a month, political negotiations will begin.
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The memorandum would commit to a ceasefire, ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid and launch public freedoms.
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Dujarric said Ban told Jubeir that Saudi Arabia should "renew its commitment to a ceasefire" in Yemen.
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A spokesperson for UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura welcomed the ceasefire in a statement.
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The fragile ceasefire agreed in 2015 is often shattered by outbursts of gunfire and explosions of shells.
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Trump allies insisted Washington had not given its blessing to the Turkish offensive and demanded a ceasefire.
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Speaking on ABC's "This Week", U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the ceasefire was generally holding.
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We need a ceasefire at which point we can begin to put this all back together again.
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Speaking on ABC's "This Week", U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the ceasefire was generally holding.
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A ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey with Iran's support is increasingly being violated by both sides.
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Russia will maintain an aviation support centre in Syria in order to monitor compliance with the ceasefire.
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Several soldiers, from both sides, have been killed in exchanges of fire since the ceasefire was declared.
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It was not immediately clear if the rebels involved in the fighting were parties to the ceasefire.
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Members of the U.N. body have said that they would back measures against violators of the ceasefire.
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Syria watchers say a patchy ceasefire in place now - brokered by Russia and Turkey - could be consolidated.
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Nagorno-Karabakh's self-declared defense ministry said Azeri forces had been violating ceasefire agreements since the morning.
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Fighting between ethnic Azeris and Armenians first erupted in 1991 and a ceasefire was agreed in 1994.
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The ceasefire has held but the troop withdrawal has stalled over differences on who would control Hodeidah.
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A United Nations-engineered ceasefire agreed then had managed to hold for the most part until now.
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It was not part of U.S.-Russian negotiations on a ceasefire in southwestern Syria, the officials said.
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The fighting broke out this week, breaching a shaky ceasefire brokered by the United Nations in September.
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CIA Director John Brennan also discussed the observance of the ceasefire in Syria, the news agency said.
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News of a ceasefire agreement comes as US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are pushing into Raqqa.
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Churkin said Russia had been discussing a possible Syria ceasefire and humanitarian issues with the United States.
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While the fighting eventually ended in a ceasefire, the separatists maintained their own autonomous and unrecognized governments.
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The strikes come as the United Nations tries to secure a ceasefire agreement between the warring sides.
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The ceasefire was due to end on Friday having been extended by two months on January 3.
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The EU called for an immediate ceasefire, urgent humanitarian access to and protection of civilians, he said.
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The Syrian military has declared a U.S.-Russia brokered ceasefire over just a week after it began.
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Although the ceasefire agreed for Hodeidah largely holds, violence continues elsewhere and has escalated in recent weeks.
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Violence in the southeast is at its deadliest in two decades after a ceasefire collapsed in July.
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The Lebanese army said the ceasefire would allow negotiations on nine soldiers held by ISIS since 2014.
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That has consistently been one of the prerequisites to any ceasefire—that the Russians stop the airstrikes.
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Violations of a 2003 ceasefire on the defacto border have regularly occurred in the last two months.
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The Taliban were considering a ceasefire in places from which U.S. forces withdraw, the second official said.
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In a statement, the Indian army said Pakistan had begun violating a ceasefire at around 7 a.m.
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President Richard Nixon was also snubbed despite setting the parameters of an ultimately brief ceasefire in Vietnam.
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A small team of U.N. observers arrived in Hodeidah after the ceasefire went into effect on Dec.
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They said the two leaders had also emphasized the importance of maintaining the ongoing ceasefire in Syria.
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The latter is a key part of a ceasefire deal agreed with Russia in Minsk last year.
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"More broadly, a lasting and durable ceasefire is urgently needed to relieve human suffering," Nauert said Thursday.
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Turkey, Russia and Iran have held Syrian peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, on a ceasefire in Syria.
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For all its bluster, though, PIJ agreed to a ceasefire within 48 hours of the first shot.
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he feared the ceasefire plan would do little more than benefit Assad.
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The armed movement for independence called a ceasefire in 2010 which was made permanent in 2011, however.
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Meanwhile, a September ceasefire in Ukraine, offered unilaterally by separatist leaders, failed after just over a week.
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"We are ready to discuss the modalities of a ceasefire in Syria," TASS cited Gatilov as saying.
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The ceasefire in Syria should be regarded as the first step of these measures to be taken.
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Officials said the ceasefire ended at noon on Monday, according to the AP. View the discussion thread.
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The December 13 agreement stipulated an immediate ceasefire in Hodeidah, a major flashpoint in the country's war.
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"It doesn't feel like much of a ceasefire," said Ed Yardeni, president of investment advisory Yardeni Research.
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Hayatullah Hayat was meeting with Taliban members as part of the Taliban's ceasefire, which ended at midnight.
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Both have repeatedly called for the restoration of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in previous months.
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Trump and Putin have had some success on Syria, brokering a ceasefire in southwest Syria last summer.
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U.S. commanders are insisting a ceasefire in Afghanistan be part of any final agreement with the militants.
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"The ceasefire is holding," Vahal Ali, the director of KRG President Masoud Barzani's media office, told Reuters.
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Violence has surged in southeastern Turkey since a 2-1/2-year PKK ceasefire collapsed in July.
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Later, Trump announced that with the Kurds gone Turkey had agreed to keep the ceasefire in place.
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The conflict flared up again in July 2015 after the collapse of a two-year-old ceasefire.
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" Later in the day, he checked back in to note that the ceasefire "seems to be holding.
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If you're feeling optimistic, this ceasefire could be a real step toward peace in post-ISIS Syria.
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Macron added that he would continue his efforts to mediate if a ceasefire proved to be impossible.
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South Korea is pushing for a permanent peace deal to replace the current ceasefire, per Yonhap News.
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The observatory said it had documented the deaths of 237 people since a ceasefire ended last Monday.
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But now an all-too-brief Taliban ceasefire has ended, despite Kabul's request that it be extended.
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"The Taliban can always use a ceasefire as an opportunity to attack foreigners," one Western diplomat said.
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McKee, who called herself a "ceasefire baby," was tirelessly committed to covering the conflict in Northern Ireland.
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The bottom line: A second ceasefire right now is in every major stakeholder's interest — even the Taliban's.
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Santos said on Tuesday a government ceasefire put in place in August would be extended until Oct.
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The strike occurred in the midst of a shaky temporary ceasefire between the regime and opposition forces.
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The WHO also reiterated the United Nations call for a global ceasefire during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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He called a ceasefire, walked into the rubble, and unloaded half his magazine into the insurgent's head.
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