Syrian army declares Eid ceasefire

The Syrian army announced on 6 July that it will observe a 72-hour ceasefire to mark Eid, the end of Ramadan. It was unclear if the truce extended to all parties in the conflict, but one unnamed security source suggested that ISIS and the al-Nusra Front had been excluded. There is also some doubt over the commitment to the ceasefire of troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.

12/06/2023 – SUJAWAL, PAKISTAN – Villagers wait to be evacuated to government relief camps before the arrival of a cyclone. © Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP