A Free Syrian Army takes up a defensive position during clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Assad at the Al-Arbaeen mountain in the Idlib countryside September 18, 2013. Photo by Reuters
Syria Rebels Dismiss Assad Regime's Call For Ceasefire As Effort To "Confuse" International Community -- CBS
A spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian opposition National Coalition (SNC) dismissed the Assad regime's call for a ceasefire on Friday, saying the Deputy Prime Minister's comment to a British newspaper was, "not a credible statement."
Louay Safi, a spokesman for the Turkey-based SNC told CBS News that his group wasn't opposed to a ceasefire in the bloody conflict, which has left more than 100,000 people dead during the past two-and-a-half years, "but it has to be part of a comprehensive peace plan."
In an interview published Thursday in The Guardian, Deputy Syrian Prime Minister Qadri Jamil said the war had effectively reached a "stalemate" with neither the government nor the rebels capable of defeating the other side.
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My Comment: And these are the "moderate elements" in the Syrian rebel movement who are dismissing calls for a ceasefire .... I can only imagine what the more radical elements are saying.
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