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Syria update: Rebel groups in Azaz agree to ceasefire

Published September 20th, 2013 - 10:15 GMT
The rebel groups ISIS and the Free Syrian Army have agreed to a ceasefire in Azaz (Courtesy of Paul Wood/BBC)
The rebel groups ISIS and the Free Syrian Army have agreed to a ceasefire in Azaz (Courtesy of Paul Wood/BBC)

Rebel leaders representing the al-Qaeda linked Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Free Syrian Army have agreed to a ceasfire in Azaz Friday, according to BBC correspondent, Paul Wood.


As part of the ceasefire, the two groups have agreed to exchange prisoner and return property.


The two rebel groups have been fighting on the Turkish-Syrian border town which recently prompted Turkey to shut its Oncupinar bridge this past Thursday.

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