John Kerry says world powers agree to Syria ceasefire

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Thursday that an agreement has been reached on a "nationwide cessation of hostilities" in Syria, to begin in one week.

During international talks, the major powers agreed to a plan that would deliver much-needed humanitarian aid to Syria on Saturday, CNN reports. The "cessation of hostilities" does not apply to jihadist groups like the Islamic State, Kerry said, and the powers agreed that peace talks in Geneva should pick up again as soon as possible. A diplomatic source told Reuters that there was not a "deal on the immediate end of Russian bombings, but we have a commitment to a process that if it works would change the situation."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.