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A new cease-fire now under way in syria. you are looking at live pictures from aleppo. you see it foggy and peaceful. something we have not seen in a long time. the new cease-fire part of the deal brokered by turkey and russia including a return to peace talks after more than five years of war. turkeys president calling the deal historic opportunity, but russian president vladimir putin acknowledging the path is fragile. what is the latest on the ground in syria? cnns ian lee has more on the gro...

For a ja, marjah. the taliban resis taps is strong. marjah is the last stronghold of the taliban there. 50,000 troops are taking part in the operation so far. one u.s. marine and one british some have been killed in the fighting. well turn now to the afghan capital. frederik is in kabul. they are limiting the use of air power in the offensive, how does that affect what they are able to do there in marjah? >> reporter: well, it is certainly making advance a lot slower than it could be if they w...

Course, you can imagine the places she is, where shes right now, it is not easy to get the best signal. atia was talking about the sporadic fighting and resistance still coming from the taliban on day two. you can see the city there of marjah, its the latest offensive taking place in the last eight years. our atia is reporting they are showing more resistance on the second day of the offensive. we know 27 taliban militants have been killed two. coalition forces, including one u.s. marine killed ...

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Picture of whats going on down there in marjah. what the afghan government is telling us is what you heard from atia with sporadic fighting. however, they say the taliban are changing tactics. yesterday we were talking about sporadic hit-and-run attacks. today what the afghan government is saying is that some of the taliban fighters who have remained down in marjah appear to be entrenching themselves and looking forward to a fight in the houses in the civilian area. its a big concern for the u.s...

Withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. now to the biggest military offensive yet in history. now, in the target city of marja we are hearing that taliban resistance is strong. 27 taliban fighters have been killed and more than 5500 pounds of explosives up covered. a u.s. marine and a british soldier have died in the fighting. federicka is in kabul for us. >> we want to start with athea embedded right in the middle of the fighting. she is on the line for us now. a thea, held go again. tell us a...