Syria's government Saturday approved a ceasefire deal brokered by its Russian ally and the US to end fighting in the war-ravaged country, but the main opposition group was more cautious. The landmark deal, reached after marathon talks in Geneva Friday, could also lead to the first joint military operations by Moscow and Washington against jihadists.
But even as diplomats touted the agreement as a path to peace, a barrage of air strikes on the north-western city of Idlib killed 24 people and wounded dozens. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not immediately clear who carried out the raids, and said some bodies "were burned beyond recognition".
Syrian state news agency SANA reported that the "government has approved the agreement, and a cessation of hostilities will begin in Aleppo for humanitarian reasons". Citing "informed sources", it said "the entire agreement was reached with the knowledge of the Syrian government". The opposition High Negotiations Committee said it had yet to receive the deal's "official text", however. "We are waiting for Russia to persuade the regime that it is necessary to commit to this agreement" she told AFP.
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