Fighting in Syria continues despite ceasefire

Heavy black smoke billowed into the sky in the eastern countryside of Syria's capital Damascus on Friday, hours ahead of the implementation of a ceasefire deal. Jaysh al-Islam, a group known as a rebel faction by most Western countries but a terrorist organization by Syria and Russia, exchanged fire with Syrian government forces in Jobar municipality with intense and consecutive shelling. Sporadic fighting between various warring sides also took place in other parts of the country on the same … READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2016/02/27/... Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa. Subscribe on ourYoutube channel :    / africanews   Africanews is available in English and French. Website : www.africanews.com Facebook :   / africanews.channel   Twitter :   / africanews