1035 GMT December 12, 2019
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International Desk
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Syrian government officials and Kurdish representatives agreed Sunday to swap prisoners as they seek to maintain a truce that ended days of fighting in the northeastern city of Qamishli, security sources said.
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Iran has dismissed a media report claiming that Tehran has been engaged in a prisoner swap with the terrorist al-Qaeda group, saying these allegations aim to trivialize the Islamic Republic's efforts against terrorism.
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