The regime of President Bashar al-Assad approved the truce deal on Saturday, but the main opposition group was more cautious. In turn, Washington must get opposition groups it backs to separate themselves from the Fateh al-Sham Front, which changed its name from Al-Nusra Front after renouncing its ties to Al-Qaeda. Kodmani said the opposition would "do our part" to see that rebel groups break ranks with the jihadists if the truce held. "I am very optimistic because this truce is not like the previous one, it categorises the opposition groups between terrorist and moderate," he said. US special envoy to the Syrian crisis Michael Ratney appealed to rebel groups to commit to the deal, saying it was the "best way" to save lives.

Source: Bangkok Post September 11, 2016 05:37 UTC