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Syrian state media: Temporary ceasefire in Damascus militant pocket

BEIRUT – A temporary humanitarian ceasefire is in place to allow women, children and the elderly to evacuate the Islamic State-held area of al-Hajar al-Aswad in south Damascus, Syrian state media said on Monday citing a military source.

 

The Syrian army and its allies have been battling for weeks to recapture the tiny Islamic State enclave, the last area outside government control in or around the capital.

 

On Sunday, state media denied a war monitor's report that fighters had begun withdrawing from the area towards Islamic State territory in eastern Syria under a surrender deal.

 

The temporary ceasefire came into effect on Sunday night and will end at 12pm (0900 GMT) and the army offensive will start again immediately, state media cited the military source as saying.

 


פרסום ראשון: 05.21.18, 10:59