Syrian armed groups to back truce from sundown on Monday: opposition source

By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria's major opposition armed groups will issue a statement in the coming hours backing a cessation of hostilities from sundown on Monday, complying with a deal brokered by the United States and Russia, a source within the opposition told Reuters. The statement will be backed by "the largest groups", including Ahrar al-Sham, a militant group that had vocally criticized the deal, the source said. The terms of the deal mean that if the peace holds for about nine da