BBC: Syria conflict: US-Russia brokered truce 'to start at weekend'
A ceasefire in Syria agreed by Russia and the US is scheduled to come into effect at midnight on 27 February, a draft of the plan reveals.
The timing follows US-Russian talks at the weekend.
World powers had on 12 February agreed a truce to come into effect within a week, but that deadline passed and scepticism remains over the new plan.
Violence has continued unabated in Syria, with 140 killed in bombings in Homs and Damascus on Sunday.
More than 250,000 Syrians have died in the conflict which began in March 2011.
Some 11 million others have been forced from their homes, of whom four million have fled abroad - including growing numbers who are making the dangerous journey to Europe.
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WNU Editor: Russia and the U.S. may want this ceasefire .... and will use their clout to force their allies in this conflict to respect this ceasefire .... I have doubts on what the other players in this conflict will do .... namely Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and many other Syrian rebel groups.
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4 comments:
Your Bias in on Full Mode once again :
" I have doubts on what the other players in this conflict will do .... namely Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and many other Syrian rebel groups.
why not ... namely Assad, SAA, Iran and Hezbolah. Only you to defend that this terrorits (SAA, Iran and Hezbolah) will respect the deal...
Its only missing NK to form a club : Russia+Iran+Hezb Lebanon+Assad Syria. The cunt of the world
I guess we have different means of the word "bias"
Puh!!
It's not worth the paper its printed on. The "ceasefire" will happen when the SAA grinds the head choppers into powder.
past that,
You see Lavrov's face? He knows there's no "deals" between lions and hyenas.
This is simply an effort to buy time. The longer this conflict continues, the US will be in an increasingly improved position, as the ruble is suffering tremendously and will likely continue to do so. The West won't give up on playing the victim card somehow, and war will be on. The US has effectively shown to be uninterested in getting more involved, the key word being "shown".
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