Thousands head home in south Syria after ceasefire deal

Thousands head home in south Syria after ceasefire deal

Posted on July 7, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

AFP…… Thousands of displaced Syrians were heading home Saturday after rebels and the government reached a ceasefire deal in the south following more than two weeks of deadly bombardment, a monitor said. Under the agreement announced Friday after talks between rebels and regime ally Moscow, opposition fighters will hand over territory and heavy weapons in

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Trump leaves out Iraq in fresh travel ban

President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order for a U.S. travel ban on Monday, leaving Iraq off the list of targeted countries, White House Senior Administration Officials said.

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