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Syria: Blasts continue amid efforts to maintain fragile ceasefire

Diplomats are trying to ensure a fragile ceasefire in Syria holds, as violations continued to be reported in parts of the country.

ITV News Correspondent Dan Rivers, reporting from Damascus, said a loud explosion could be heard in the east of the Syrian capital on Monday.

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Isis fighters 'retake Syrian town of Khanasser'

Fighters with the so-called Islamic State have recaptured the Syrian town of Khanasser, according to Syrian radio.

ITV News Correspondent Dan Rivers, reporting from Homs, said the reported fall of the town comes "only a week" since the Syrian army supposedly secured it.

IS fighters originally captured Khanasser on 23 February.

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