48-Hour Truce Agreed in Syria’s Daraya from Wednesday

A truce has been introduced in the Syrian town of Daraya from Wednesday for 48 hours to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to the population, said the head of the Russian coordination center in Syria.

“On the initiative of Russia and in agreement with the leadership of Syria and the American side a ‘regime of silence’ has been introduced for 48 hours on June 1, 2016 from 00:01 am in the settlement of Daraya to ensure the safe delivery of humanitarian aid to the population,” Lieutenant General Sergei Kuralenko said, AFP reported.