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Aljazeera: Syrian rebels and Russia ceasefire deal breaks down

Published July 5, 2018 at 10:21 am

Syrian children pose for a photograph in a shell hole, after Syrian government forces recently recaptured the village of Ghariyah ash Sharqiyah from the rebels, in the province of Deraa, on July 4, 2018.Syrian rebels were facing a deadline Wednesday in negotiations with regime ally Russia to either agree to tough surrender terms in the south or come under a renewed military onslaught. / AFP PHOTO / Youssef KARWASHAN

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Syrian armed opposition said on July 4 that talks with Russia aimed at a comprehensive ceasefire in Deraa and Quneitra in southern Syria had failed.

The Syrian Negotiations Commission (SNC) said Russia refused that Syrian regime forces and Iran-backed fighters withdraw from captured areas in order to let displaced people pass through.