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There a fresh but tentative hope for a cessation of hostilities in Syria. The United States, Russia and Syria have an agreement to collectively the group known as ISIS. Their joint declaration will into effect on Monday. There mixed reaction around the world to the latest initiative due to the failures of previous attempts at halting the fighting over the past few years. Even with the new 10-day truce literally hours away, the bombs to down in areas around the capital Damascus. Syrian government air strikes on ISIS-held areas reportedly at least 82 people over the weekend. At least 45 people in strikes on Aleppo.

Most of the major players in the Syrian conflict positively to the new ceasefire, despite the strained relations between Russia and the USA. An American official : "This …the most promising way that we see in front of us to to get this terrible situation to a better place." US Secretary of State John Kerry said: "It is an opportunity and not more than that until it a reality." Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov the US and Russia had on zones in which joint "strikes against terrorists" would conducted. Turkey and the European Union it but warned that further action was needed. There has no official reaction from Iran.