Syrian War News Updates -- July 23, 2017

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Al Jazeera: Syria truce crumbles as air raids hit Eastern Ghouta

Monitoring group says air strikes hit rebel-held towns just 24 hours after a ceasefire was agreed.

Syrian government forces have carried out several air strikes in the Eastern Ghouta area outside of Damascus, a day after the Syrian military declared a cessation of hostilities in the area, according to a UK-based monitor.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Saturday had been relatively calm after the ceasefire took effect with isolated incidents of shellfire.

But on Sunday, six air strikes hit the towns of Douma and Ain Terma in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, it said.

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War News Updates -- July 23, 2017
Syrian warplanes strike near Damascus despite ceasefire, Syrian observatory says -- CBC/AP
Syria strikes hit near Damascus despite ceasefire: monitor -- AFP
Hezbollah and Syrian army advance in border offensive -- France 24
Hezbollah and Syrian Army Attack Islamists on Lebanon Border -- NYT
Lebanese mediator killed in fighting near Syrian border -- Al Jazeera
Syrian army, allies advance against Islamic State east of Raqqa -- Reuters
Militants burst from tunnels, hit weak points in Raqqa fight -- ABC News/AP
US Special Operators Are Moving Closer to the Fighting in Raqqa -- The Drive
U.S., British volunteers battle Islamic State in militants’ de facto Syrian capital -- AP
Women burn burqas and men shave beards to celebrate liberation from Isis in Syria -- The Independent