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‘Silence Regime’ in Damascus Suburb Extended For 48 Hours - Syrian Military

© REUTERS / Bassam KhabiehResidents inspect damage after what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on the town of Douma, eastern Ghouta of Damascus September 19, 2015
Residents inspect damage after what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on the town of Douma, eastern Ghouta of Damascus September 19, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The Syrian Armed Forces Command confirmed that the "silence regime" in Eastern Ghouta (Damascus surburb) was prolonged for two days more.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Syrian military confirmed that the "regime of silence" in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb to the east of the Syrian capital Damascus, has been extended for another two days, a military source told Sputnik on Monday.

"It was agreed to extend the truce in the Eastern Ghouta area for 48 hours," the source said.

Earlier in the day, Lt. Gen. Sergei Kuralenko, the head of the Russian Syria reconciliation center, said the Russian and US sides had agreed with the Syrian government and moderate opposition to prolong the "regime of silence" in the Eastern Ghouta area for two more days until midnight May 4 local time (21:00 GMT May 3).

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