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Reports: Ceasefire Deal Sees Jihadists Take over Syria's Idlib

The main jihadist alliance in Syria's Idlib region reached a deal ending days of deadly fighting with rival rebels and extending its influence over the rebel enclave.

The agreement brings an immediate end to the fighting between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, led by Al-Qaeda's former Syria affiliate, and the rival Turkish-backed National Liberation Front, according to the jihadists' propaganda website.

Source: Agence France Presse


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