De-escalation zone in Syria to come into effect today: US

A ceasefire set to take place in southwest Syria today is a priority and will help defeat the Islamic State terror group, and end the conflict in the war-torn country, the US has said.
"At noon local time tomorrow,a de-escalation zone in southwest Syria will begin to take effect. Such zones are a priority for the United States,and we'reencouragedby the progress madeto reach this agreement," US National Security Advisor, Lt. Gen. H R McMaster said yesterday.
"After achieving this hopeful step with the governments of Russia and Jordan,President Trumpdiscussedthe agreementwithmany world leaders at the G20 Summit, includingPresident Erdogan (Turkey), Prime Minister (Theresa) May (UK), and Chancellor Merkel (Germany)," he said.

McMaster said the United States remains committed todefeating ISIS,helping to end the conflict in Syria and reducing suffering to enable people to return to their homes.
"This agreement is an important step toward thesecommon goals," he said.