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ByBassemMroueand Vladimir Isachenkov TheAssociatedPress BEIRUT A cease-fire bro- kered by Russia and Tur- key went into effect in war-ravaged Syria at mid- night Thursday, a poten- tial breakthrough in the six years of fighting that have left more than a quarter- million people dead and triggered a refugee crisis across Europe. If it holds, the truce be- tween the Syrian govern- ment and the country's mainstream rebel forces will be followed by peace talks next month in Ka- zakhstan, Russian Presi- dent Vladimir Putin said in announcing the agree- ment. He described it, how- ever, as "quite fragile" and requiring "special atten- tion and patience." The first half-hour of the cease-fire was one of "comprehensive calm," said Rami Abdurrahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. He said that before the truce came into force, the government was bombing several areas, including the province of Aleppo and suburbs of the capital, Damascus. The truce had the back- ing of both Russia, Syria's chief battlefield ally, and Turkey, which has been supporting the rebels. Rus- sia said the deal was signed by seven of Syria's major rebel factions, though none of them immediately con- firmed it, and one of them denied signing. Several previous cease- fires in the Syrian civil war all collapsed, some of them in a matter of days. And this latest agreement, like previous ones, does not include extremist fac- tions such as the Islamic State group and al-Qaida's branch in Syria. Still,thedealraisedhopes for a political settlement to the ruinous war, in part be- cause the landscape has sig- nificantly shifted recently. For one thing, the tide has turned in Syrian Pres- ident Bashar Assad's fa- vor militarily over the past year, with the government retaking the city of Aleppo from the rebels just days ago. Also, Turkey, which is fighting Kurdish and Is- lamic militants at home, appears more willing to strike a bargain with Rus- sia if it means protecting its borders. "This is a different polit- ical scene, and one would expect some outcomes to emerge,"saidHilalKhashan, political science professor at the American University of Beirut. He cautioned, how- ever, against expecting im- mediate results from the first round of talks. Syrian Foreign Minis- ter Walid al-Moallem wel- comed the cease-fire agree- ment said there is a "real chance" for a political set- tlement. In comments made to Syrian TV, he said the Syr- ian government will at- tend the peace talks "with an open mind," but he suggested it would not be willing to compromise on Assad's fate. Assad's re- maining in power has been a major sticking point in the crisis. "Everything is negotia- ble except national sov- ereignty and the people's right to choose its leader- ship," al-Moallem said. MIDDLE EAST Ce as e- fi re d ea l re ac he d in Syria, raising hopes for peace By Jake Pearson The Associated Press NEW YORK Massive 20-ton sanitation trucks, weighted with an extra 15 tons of sand, will surround the iconic New Year's Eve cel- ebration in Times Square, officials said Thursday, de- scribing a security measure meant to stop deadly truck- driving attacks into crowds like those in Germany and France. The placement of the 65 trucks, along with 100 pa- trol cars, at intersections surrounding Times Square is a new element to an al- ready heavily policed event that will include 7,000 offi- cers, specially armed coun- terterrorism units and bomb-sniffing dogs. "We live in a changing world now," New York Po- lice Department Commis- sioner James O'Neil said. "It can't just be, 'What happens in New York, what happens in the United States?' It has to be more, 'What happens worldwide?'" A Tunisian man who plowed a truck into a Christmas market in Ber- lin this month killed 12 people and injured 56 oth- ers. His attack followed a more deadly assault in Nice, France, in July that left 86 people dead when a man drove a 20-ton refrigerated truck into a crowd celebrat- ing Bastille Day. New York police studied those events in planning their Times Square secu- rity. "As we formulated this year's plan, we paid close attention to world events and we learned from those events," said Carlos Go- mez, the NYPD's chief of patrol. More than 1 million peo- ple are expected to attend the annual ball drop count- down in Manhattan, and of- ficials said they didn't know of any terror threats. The security measures are part of augmented precautions across the na- tion for New Year's Eve. To keep Las Vegas' lavish cel- ebration secure, the entire police force will be work- ing or on-call with help from the FBI, the National Guard and the Secret Ser- vice and will close roads and beef up barriers to prevent vehicle attacks. Times Square revel- ers, who are prohibited from carrying umbrellas and large bags, will be screened at two points: once when they approach the Crossroads of the World and again when they enter one of the 65 pens that hold thousands of people each. And, as in past years, of- ficials have removed trash bins and mailboxes, sealed manhole covers and done sweeps of parking garages and hotels. Police in New York have used trucks as blocker vehi- cles before, though never on this scale. The sand-filled trucks were deployed in Novem- ber at the Thanksgiving Day parade and on Election Day, when they were posted outside Donald Trump's Trump Tower, at two Man- hattan hotels and at a con- vention center used by Hill- ary Clinton's campaign. Investigators also are reviewing the records of truck rental companies, said James Waters, chief of the NYPD's counterterror- ism bureau. The large trucks aren't the only offering from the Department of Sanitation, said Kathryn Garcia, the sanitation commissioner. About 280 employees will be on hand to clean up be- tween 40 and 50 tons of debris after the ball drops following the 60-second countdown to 2017, she said. 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