White House says ceasefire will ‘takes time’ at Syria-Turkey border

• Implementing a ceasefire will take time, a White House spokeswoman said on Friday as machine-gun fire.
• Asked about the fighting in the region despite the pause agreement.

WASHINGTON: Implementing a ceasefire will take time, a White House spokeswoman said on Friday as machine-gun fire, shelling and smoke were observed at the Syria-Turkey border one day after top US officials announced a truce.

Asked about the fighting in the region despite the pause agreement, White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham told Fox News in an interview that the US delegation was "successful in a ceasefire, but that takes time", adding that she would not discuss operations on the ground.