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Aljazeera: Rebels in southern Syria ‘reach ceasefire deal’ with Russia

Published July 6, 2018 at 5:11 pm

Syrian civil defence volunteers and rescuers remove a baby from under the rubble of a destroyed building following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of al-Kalasa in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on April 28, 2016.The death toll from an upsurge of fighting in Syria's second city Aleppo rose despite a plea by the UN envoy for the warring sides to respect a February ceasefire. / AFP PHOTO / AMEER ALHALBI

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Fighters battling a government-led offensive in southern Syria have agreed to a ceasefire deal with Russia, a major ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to a rebel spokesman.

Ibrahim Jabawi told Reuters news agency that July 6’s agreement in eastern parts of Deraa province includes a withdrawal of government militias from several towns in the south.