Tuesday, February 23, 2016

US urges all parties to participate in Syria ceasefire

The Obama administration is urging all parties -  the maximum number of armed opposition factions to express their support and readiness to participate in the cessation - according to a newly released statement from the U.S. State Department.

A ceasefire brokered between Washington and Moscow is supposed to go into effect on February 27 at midnight.

US Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett McGurk told reporters, no one has any doubts, this process is difficult.

IN: "This is something...
OUT: ...progress in that."
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