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Clashes erupt near Damascus despite Syria truce: monitor

Published December 30, 2016 Updated December 30, 2016 11:25am

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By Shoaib Ur Rehman

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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 helicoppters were firing on the area.

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