Syria;US-Russia brokered truce 'to start at weekend'

A ceasefire in Syria agreed by Russia and the US is scheduled to come into effect at midnight on 27 February, a draft of the plan reveals.

The timing follows talks between US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart at the weekend.
World powers meeting on 12 February had agreed a truce to come into effect within a week, but the deadline passed.
Syria has since seen continuing violence, with 140 killed in bombings in Homs and Damascus on Sunday.it is still not clear whether the cease fire will hold. the parties to the conflict will have to sign on to it for the cease fire to hold.
#Alabingo with agency reports.