Syria: Heavy fighting threatens de-escalation deal

A new deal aimed at reducing violence in Syria is off to a shaky start. The agreement set up four “de-escalation zones” in areas of intense conflict. But government air attacks and heavy fighting have continued despite the Russian-backed deal.

A new deal aimed at reducing violence in Syria is off to a shaky start.

The agreement set up four “de-escalation zones” in areas of intense conflict.

But government air attacks and heavy fighting have continued despite the Russian-backed deal.

Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Gaziantep, near Turkey’s border with Syria.