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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russian-foreign-minister-lavrov-says-he-was-thinking-of-calling-it-a-day-on-syria-talks-with-the-united-states/2016/09/09/f37ca320-75ff-11e6-9781-49e591781754_story.html

U.S., Russia Reach Deal on Cease-Fire in Syria

(Washington Post) Karen DeYoung - The U.S. and Russia agreed in Geneva on Friday to the renewal of a cease-fire in Syria, to begin Monday with the cessation of all air and ground attacks by all parties. If the truce holds for seven consecutive days and humanitarian aid begins to flow unimpeded to besieged areas, Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S. and Russia will then establish a "Joint Implementation Center" to coordinate their intelligence and air attacks against agreed terrorist targets in Syria. Russia is to ensure that Assad's air force will no longer fly combat missions over opposition and civilian areas. "By all accounts, Assad air attacks have been the main driver of civilian casualties and migration flows" out of Syria, Kerry said.

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