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#syrian-government

A ceasefire agreement between Syria's military and Kurdish-led forces has been extended for 15 days, the Syrian Ministry of Defence announced. The ministry said late on Saturday that the extension, which began at 11pm local time (20:00 GMT), aims to support a United States operation to transfer ISIL (ISIS) prisoners from detention facilities previously controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

I don't think there's a lot of international interest in major fighting at the moment, especially from the US side so that could help tamp things down, said Aron Lund, a fellow at Century International. It's far from over, however. All the main issues remain unresolved, and neither side is willing to compromise on fundamentals, so we're going to see more clashes eventually.