Caroline Akoum, Paula Astih and Tah Abd Al-Wahed

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‘Astana’ Approves Syria’s ‘De-escalation Zones’ Despite Opposition Reservations

Moscow, Beirut- States acting as guarantors in bolstering the ceasefire in Syria have signed a memorandum on four de-escalation zones proposed by Russia during the fourth round of talks held in the Kazakh capital Astana on Thursday. The three guarantor countries, Russia, Turkey and Iran agreed to se

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Moscow’s Zones in Syria Predominate ‘Astana’

Beirut, Moscow- The Russian proposal to establish four “zones of de-escalation” is expected to predominate the UN-sponsored “Astana 4” intra-Syrian talks between opposition forces and regime officials that are planned to kick off in the Kazakh capital on Wednesday. Armed opposition facti