Clashes erupt near Damascus despite Syria truce

It is not clear who has started the clashes following the nationwide truce, says observatory

Dozens of Syrians take part in a small gathering calling for the fall of the regime on December 30, 2016, in the northwestern city of Idlib. PHOTO: AFP

BEIRUT:
Clashes erupted between Syrian government forces and opposition fighters in an area outside Damascus on Friday, despite a nationwide truce that began at midnight, a monitor said.


The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not clear who had started the clashes in the Wadi Barada region, adding that government helicopters were firing on the area.
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