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Syria in limbo between peace and war

17/09/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - The World This Week, Syria in limbo between peace and war

The Russia/US peace deal has reduced the fighting in Syria. But it's not peace yet.

Ceasefires in Syria have come and gone in the past.  But this one has cut fighting and reduced casualties. And it's backed by possible joint military action by Russia and the US - the first time they've worked together in this way since the second world war.
Photo: Government soldiers walk through ruins in the government-held side of Aleppo, in Syria.
Credit: Youssef Karwashan/AFP/Getty Images

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