BBC: Syria conflict: US-Russia brokered truce 'to start at weekend'
A ceasefire in Syria agreed by Russia and the US is scheduled to come into effect at midnight on 27 February, a draft of the plan reveals.
The timing follows US-Russian talks at the weekend.
World powers had on 12 February agreed a truce to come into effect within a week, but that deadline passed and scepticism remains over the new plan.
Violence has continued unabated in Syria, with 140 killed in bombings in Homs and Damascus on Sunday.
More than 250,000 Syrians have died in the conflict which began in March 2011.
Some 11 million others have been forced from their homes, of whom four million have fled abroad - including growing numbers who are making the dangerous journey to Europe.
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WNU Editor: Russia and the U.S. may want this ceasefire .... and will use their clout to force their allies in this conflict to respect this ceasefire .... I have doubts on what the other players in this conflict will do .... namely Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and many other Syrian rebel groups.
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