In Washington, Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told reporters the US -led coalition in Syria had not altered its operations, but declined to comment on the de-escalation zones.
The rebel commander said the general level of violence was reduced, but added: "Regime attempts (to advance) in the Hama countryside continue". Observation points will monitor the cease-fire in the region. "The regime will be committed to the deal because the Russians are the guarantor, so if the Russians said no bombing, the regime will stop".
In Washington, a Pentagon spokesman said in a statement that Dunford and Gerasimov "talked about the recent Astana agreement and affirmed their commitment to de-conflicting operations in Syria".
Russia's military says the agreement setting up four de-escalation zones in Syria will.
Three countries backing different sides in Syria's war have agreed to set up "safe zones" in the country, while delegates for rebel forces stormed out in protest.
The opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC), said on Friday the safe zones plan lacked "safeguards and compliance mechanisms". The initiative was proposed by Russian Federation, the Syrian regime's most powerful ally, with the support of Turkey, which backs the opposition.
It builds on a ceasefire agreed between Russian Federation and Turkey last December that reduced violence for a period but gradually fell apart.
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For example, in the de-escalation deal, it wasn't clear how the special zones will be enforced.
A senior State Department official was at the talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, that led to the deal, which went into effect yesterday. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres "is encouraged by the agreement", UN spokesman Stephanie Dujarric reported.
Meanwhile, the U.S. has expressed concern over the deal, particularly as the stakeholders - now trying to enforce peace - have all played an active role on the ground in the conflict.
The guarantors will finalize maps of the de-escalation zones by June 4, and the agreement can be extended automatically if the three guarantor states agree.
The de-escalation zones are along Syria's southern border with Jordan, in the eastern Damascus suburbs, in Idlib province, and in a pocket of the central province of Homs. He said this was because Qaboun contained the al-Qaeda-linked group formerly known as the Nusra Front.
Col. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian General Staff, speaks to the media in the Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 5, 2017.
On Saturday the Observatory said rockets hit Qaboun, where the government has been pressing an offensive for several weeks, and there were clashes between rebels and government and allied forces.
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