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Russian Defense Ministry Unveils List of Militant Groups Joining Ceasefire

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The Russian Defense Ministry unveiled a list of armed opposition groups that includes Ahrar al-Sham, Jaish al-Islam, Jaish al-Mujahideen, Faylak al-Sham, Suvar... 29.12.2016, Sputnik International

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Russian Defense Ministry Unveils List of Militant Groups Joining Ceasefire

13:46 GMT 29.12.2016 (Updated: 16:27 GMT 03.03.2024)

© AFP 2023 / BARAA AL-HALABIOpposition fighters from the Ahrar Al-Sham brigade, part of the Islamic front coalition, walk in the Shiekh Lutfi neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo during ongoing clashes with government forces on January 27, 2014

Opposition fighters from the Ahrar Al-Sham brigade, part of the Islamic front coalition, walk in the Shiekh Lutfi neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo during ongoing clashes with government forces on January 27, 2014 - Sputnik International

The Russian Defense Ministry unveiled a list of armed opposition groups that includes Ahrar al-Sham, Jaish al-Islam, Jaish al-Mujahideen, Faylak al-Sham, Suvar al-Sham, Jaish Idlib, and Jabhat al-Shamiya that had agreed to join a nationwide ceasefire in Syria.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian Defense Ministry disclosed on Thursday a list of armed opposition groups that had agreed to join a nationwide ceasefire in Syria.

A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter rests with his weapon on a vehicle camouflaged with mud, north of Raqqa city, Syria November 7, 2016 - Sputnik International

Syrian Democratic Front Hopes New Ceasefire to Secure Success of Next Talks

29 December 2016, 13:05 GMT

Earlier on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the Syrian government and armed opposition groups had reached an agreement on a nationwide ceasefire in Syria and on readiness to start peace talks.

According to the ministry, seven groups that will join the Syrian ceasefire on December 30 comprise Ahrar al-Sham, Jaish al-Islam, Jaish al-Mujahideen, Faylak al-Sham, Suvar al-Sham, Jaish Idlib, and Jabhat al-Shamiya armed opposition groups.