Warring parties in Syria’s multifaceted civil war have continued to fight and jostle for territory on Friday ahead of a partial cease-fire that is supposed to come into effect at midnight. The truce has been pushed by the United States and Russia, which back opposing sides in the conflict, as a last-ditch measure to reduce hostilities that have produced a dangerously intensifying proxy war involving regional and world powers. The Syrian government and its opposition are expected to declare their official support for the plan today to U.N. envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, who will then brief the United Nations Security Council. The 15-member body circulated a draft resolution on Thursday […]