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Turkey and Russia, as the guarantors of a ceasefire deal between the Syrian regime and opposition groups, will establish checkpoints in Syria in order to monitor the truce and possible violations.

The Hürriyet Daily News has obtained the ceasefire document, which provides details of a mechanism for monitoring the ceasefire and a schedule for the planned peace negotiations.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb attack that killed at least 32 people on Jan. 2 in Baghdad.

The jihadist organization took responsibility for the blast in Sadr City via its propaganda agency Amaq, claiming the "martyrdom operation" had killed around 40 people.

Turkish and Russian warplanes have struck Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) positions near Syria's al-Bab, a strategic town Turkey and Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) elements are trying to capture from the jihadist group, the Turkish Armed Forces said in a written statement early Jan. 2. 

One of the "emirs" of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was killed in an airstrike carried out by Turkish warplanes in Syria as a part of the ongoing Euphrates Shield operation, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) announced on Dec. 31. 

Abu Ansari, one of the "emirs" of the jihadist group was killed on Dec. 30 in during a Turkish air operation in al-Bab.

Russian military jets have hit Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets near al-Bab after receiving intelligence from the Turkish military.

The Turkish Armed Forces said on Dec. 30 Russian aircraft had carried out three air strikes against ISIL in the area of al-Bab and south of the town in northern Syria, killing 12 of the militants.

The Turkish military announced on Dec. 30 that Russian jets hit positions of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) near the Syrian town of al-Bab. 

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has congratulated Ankara for its efforts in brokering a nationwide ceasefire in Syria in a phone call to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. 

According to diplomatic sources, Stoltenberg conveyed NATO's messages for the cease-fire agreement in Syria struck after joint efforts from Turkey and Russia. 

One of the "emirs" of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was killed on Dec. 29 in an airstrike carried out by Turkish warplanes in Syria as a part of the ongoing Euphrates Shield operation, sources in the region have claimed.

The vehicle holding Ebu Husen Tunusi and bodyguards in his motorcade was reportedly hit during a Turkish air operation in al-Bab.

A nationwide ceasefire in Syria, brokered by Russia and Turkey, which back opposing sides in the conflict, came into force at midnight local time on Dec. 30 (2200 GMT on Thursday) in the latest attempt to end nearly six years of bloodshed.

The Turkish Armed Forces said on Dec. 30 Russian aircraft had carried out three air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the area of al-Bab and south of the town in northern Syria, killing 12 of the militants.