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UN Security Council endorses Syria ceasefire

By Al Jazeera
01 Jan 2017 | 8:04 am | 2m 7s

The UN Security Council has officially welcomed a Russian-Turkish brokered ceasefire in Syria. It's hoped it will help pave the way for peace talks which are due to be held in Kazakhstan in January.

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