A ceasefire has been declared in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, a militant bastion near Damascus, to run from midnight last Sunday to March 20, Russia’s defense ministry said.

“A ‘regime of silence’ has been introduced from 00:01 on March 6 to 23:59 on March 20 (Damascus time) in the area of Eastern Ghouta,” the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

It added that “no violations” had so far been reported.

Source: AFP