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Urgent: UN delegation, local mediators enter water-rich valley near Damascus to work on agreement

Xinhua, January 19, 2017 Adjust font size:

A delegation of the UN and members of the local reconciliation committees entered the contested Barada Valley area northwest of the capital Damascus on Thursday, in an attempt to work on a deal for the evacuation of the rebels from that water-rich region, a military source told Xinhua. Endit