Tuesday, May 3, 2016

US Top Diplomat warns Syria violence 'spiraling out of control'


The US Secretary of State has once again condemned the ongoing violence that has plagued the Syrian city Aleppo in recent days and the wider country for several years as the civil war between President Assad's forces and opposition groups continues.

Speaking on Tuesday, John Kerry said the US and international partners were working hard to reaffirm a nationwide cessation of hostilities in the war-weary nation. 

The cessation, which began in February, has become frayed in recent weeks.

Mr Kerry also condemned the latest attack on a hospital in Aleppo, Syria's largest city, where violence he said was in danger of spiraling out of control.

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Mr Kerry said that getting full humanitarian access was vital with some areas still starved of any support...

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