Syria opposition cautiously welcomes US-Russia truce plan

The Syrian opposition on Saturday cautiously welcomed a ceasefire deal agreed by Moscow and Washington that could also see the first joint military campaign by the two powers against jihadists. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the truce, reached in Geneva late Friday, would come into force on Monday, the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The two powers back opposing sides in the conflict, with Moscow supporting the regime of Pres