A Fragile Pause
A ceasefire brokered by a coalition of international mediators held for a third consecutive day, with monitoring teams reporting only minor violations along the front lines. Both sides have agreed to attend talks in a neutral capital next week.
The Road to the Ceasefire
Negotiations took place over six weeks, with mediators shuttling between the two parties. The breakthrough came after a humanitarian corridor agreement allowed aid convoys to reach besieged civilian areas for the first time in 11 weeks.
"Every hour the guns stay silent is an hour of life for someone who would otherwise not have had it," said the lead mediator at a press conference in Geneva.
What Comes Next
Permanent peace talks are scheduled to begin within 14 days if the ceasefire holds. The agenda includes prisoner exchanges, the status of disputed territory, and a reconstruction fund backed by the EU and Gulf states.
