The Latest: Pence says 5-day cease-fire in Syria has held

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the situation in Syria following the Turkish invasion earlier this month into the country’s north (all times local):
3:55 a.m. Wednesday
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says that a five-day cease-fire in Syria has held and that negotiations continue for a permanent cease-fire.
Pence says the U.S. “may well give the international community an opportunity to establish a safe zone between Turkey and the Kurdish population in Syria.”
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