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| The Latest: Monitors say deaths up in Syria cease-fire zone | |
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| GENEVA — The Latest on Syria’s conflict (all times local): | GENEVA — The Latest on Syria’s conflict (all times local): |
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| A British-based monitoring group says fighting in Syria has killed more civilians in the past two days than in the previous eight days combined, marking a deterioration of the conflict’s partial cease-fire. | |
| Eighty civilians have died in fighting in the cease-fire areas since it took effect 10 days ago, more than half of them in the past two days, says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | |
| The Observatory documented 240 deaths in total, including from the ranks of militants and government forces. | |
| Syria’s official news agency SANA says government forces have repelled a “terrorist” assault on a strategic position south of the contested city of Aleppo. | |
| The Observatory says al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria, the Nusra Front, led the assault on Al-Eis hill Monday night but could not capture it. | |
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| 3:50 p.m. | 3:50 p.m. |
| A 4-year-old child has died of his wounds after rockets fired from Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria landed on the Turkish side of the border, raising the death toll from the attack to two. | A 4-year-old child has died of his wounds after rockets fired from Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria landed on the Turkish side of the border, raising the death toll from the attack to two. |
| The mayor of the border city of Kilis, Hasan Kara, said Tuesday that Turkish artillery retaliated by firing at IS targets in Syria. | The mayor of the border city of Kilis, Hasan Kara, said Tuesday that Turkish artillery retaliated by firing at IS targets in Syria. |
| As many as eight rockets landed in Turkey, with at least one of them hitting a populated neighborhood in Kilis and killing a woman and injuring two boys riding inside a car. The youngest boy died on his way to hospital, while his 6-year-old brother was in stable condition. | As many as eight rockets landed in Turkey, with at least one of them hitting a populated neighborhood in Kilis and killing a woman and injuring two boys riding inside a car. The youngest boy died on his way to hospital, while his 6-year-old brother was in stable condition. |
| Kara said residents were being urged to stay indoors. Schools in Kilis were evacuated and would remain closed. | Kara said residents were being urged to stay indoors. Schools in Kilis were evacuated and would remain closed. |
| The Turkish military has been retaliating to any rockets or shells fired from Syria that land on Turkish territory in line with its rules of engagement. | The Turkish military has been retaliating to any rockets or shells fired from Syria that land on Turkish territory in line with its rules of engagement. |
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| 2:10 p.m. | 2:10 p.m. |
| An official says at least three rockets fired from Syria have landed on the Turkish side of the border, killing one person and injuring another. | An official says at least three rockets fired from Syria have landed on the Turkish side of the border, killing one person and injuring another. |
| The mayor of the border city of Kilis, Hasan Kara, said one of the rockets hit a populated neighborhood causing the casualties and widespread panic. Two other rockets exploded on empty land. | The mayor of the border city of Kilis, Hasan Kara, said one of the rockets hit a populated neighborhood causing the casualties and widespread panic. Two other rockets exploded on empty land. |
| The state-run Anadolu Agency said one of the rockets landed in an area close to a hospital. | The state-run Anadolu Agency said one of the rockets landed in an area close to a hospital. |
| It was not immediately clear who fired the rockets or whether Turkey’s military has fired back in response. | It was not immediately clear who fired the rockets or whether Turkey’s military has fired back in response. |
| The Turkish military has been retaliating to any rockets or shells fired from Syria that land on Turkish territory. | The Turkish military has been retaliating to any rockets or shells fired from Syria that land on Turkish territory. |
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| 11:20 a.m. | 11:20 a.m. |
| The U.N. envoy for Syria will begin holding “substantive” talks between the Syrian government and the opposition no later than Monday. | The U.N. envoy for Syria will begin holding “substantive” talks between the Syrian government and the opposition no later than Monday. |
| A spokeswoman for Staffan de Mistura says the talks will officially start on Wednesday but logistics and other issues mean that delegations are likely to arrive in Geneva over several days. | A spokeswoman for Staffan de Mistura says the talks will officially start on Wednesday but logistics and other issues mean that delegations are likely to arrive in Geneva over several days. |
| Spokeswoman Jessy Chahine specified the timetable on Tuesday, amid media reports giving various dates for the start of the talks. | Spokeswoman Jessy Chahine specified the timetable on Tuesday, amid media reports giving various dates for the start of the talks. |
| The last attempt at peace talks collapsed within days in early February over a Russian-backed government offensive near the northern city of Aleppo. A U.S. and Russian-brokered cease-fire that began late last month has significantly reduced the violence. | The last attempt at peace talks collapsed within days in early February over a Russian-backed government offensive near the northern city of Aleppo. A U.S. and Russian-brokered cease-fire that began late last month has significantly reduced the violence. |
| Chahine says a task force focused on humanitarian aid and ceasing hostilities would meet Wednesday. | Chahine says a task force focused on humanitarian aid and ceasing hostilities would meet Wednesday. |
| Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |