135 people killed in areas covered by Syria truce in first week, monitor says
135 people killed in areas covered by Syria truce in first week, monitor says Updated March 06, 2016 05:47:46 A total of 135 people were killed in the first week of a fragile truce in Syria in areas covered by the cessation of hostilities agreement, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said. Key points:Monitor says 135 people killed in areas covered by truce552 people killed in areas held by IS and Al Nusra FrontRussia records nine ceasefire violationsPeace talk..>> view originalSuper Saturday: Sanders and Cruz take states but Trump and Clinton hit back
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Taliban say they won't attend Afghan peace talks in Pakistan
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Slovak PM Fico leads election but no clear path to form majority
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