there has been some artille rr y and guns fire, but nothing fire. almost 100 rebel factions agreed to respect the truce, but it doesn't include one of the most powerful armed groups in the country, al-nusra front and i.s.i.l. al-nusra is calling on rebels to ignore the truce. the damascus suburb is excluded from the truce. the syrian government says it will continue to bomb the area. the u.n. secure council voted unanimously to back the truce. the talks will resume on march 7. james bays has more. >> reporter: just over 40 minutes before the cessation of hostilities was due to come into effect, a vote by the u.n. security council to endorse it. it was nonsense. ambassadors were addressed by video link by the u.n. special envoy for syria who said this was a crucial moment. >> doubted, there will be no shortage of attempts to undermine this process. we are ready for it. we should not be impressed, we should not be overly concerned. we should address it and realise that this is part of any ceasefire and cessation of hostilities. >> reporter: in the hou

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