(The Wall Street Journal)- A cease-fire appeared to be taking hold across Syria on Friday, despite allegations of violations by both sides, as government forces and armed rebel groups paused hostilities as part of a wider agreement brokered by Russia and Turkey to end the country’s nearly...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Several breaches reported on Friday for the nationwide ceasefire that had been brokered by Russian and Turkish to end the war in Syria and lead to peace talks between rebels the Syrian regime. Activists said regime forces and allied militias tried to advance in Jabal...

Syrian government warplanes carried out at least 16 airstrikes against rebels in northern Hama province Friday in the latest violence to interrupt a Russian and Turkish backed ceasefire, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The British-based activist group did not immediately...

Syrian opposition activists say a nationwide cease-fire that went into effect at midnight is holding despite minor violations. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported clashes early Friday between troops and rebels in the central province of Hama and near the...