Image: People ride a motorcycle near damaged buildings in rebel-held Ain Tarma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria September 17, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A seven-day ceasefire declared by the Syrian army expired at midnight, with no immediate announcement of its extension on Monday. The “regime of calm” was announced on Sept. 12 following a ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia.
Both rebels and the government have accused each other of numerous violations of the ceasefire, the second this year.
In its statement announcing the “calm”, the army had said it would expire at 11:59 p.m. (2059 GMT) on Sunday.
(Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
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