Russia: Turkish military strikes on Syria would derail ceasefire plan

Feb 29, 2016, 22:15

"But we all know that without a meaningful political process and a political solution, both cessation of hostilities and entry of humanitarian assistance will not be enough to end the crisis in Syria".

The UN says it plans to deliver aid to about 150,000 Syrians in besieged areas over the next five days amid a partial truce in the country's civil war.

The Syrian Foreign Ministry said recent statements by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir were "lies meant to boost the morale" of militants who have suffered setbacks in Syria in recent weeks and demonstrate the kingdom's "destructive role" in Syria.

"We need to get an explanation from the Russians on the strikes that took place on Sunday", said one Western diplomat.

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The cease-fire brokered by the US and Russian Federation has brought relative quiet to parts of Syria for the first time in years although rebel groups say they have documented numerous breaches by government forces that could derail the agreement.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the pause in the fighting was largely holding, despite some incidents that he hoped would be contained. Al-Jubeir also accused Syrian forces of violating the cease-fire. A briefing note sent out by OCHA on Monday said the assistance will include food, water and sanitation supplies, as well as non-food items and medicine.

United Nations special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura has said that peace talks will resume on 7 March if the truce "largely holds".

The fragile cessation, drawn up by the United States and Russian Federation, has led to a dramatic reduction of violence in Syria, though rebels are accusing the government of numerous violations including air strikes. It said at least 45 Islamic State militants and 20 Kurdish militia fighters had been killed.

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The opposition reported air raids on several parts of northern Syria and warned that continued violations would jeopardise the planned resumption of peace talks.

Both Russia, a key ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad which has been conducting air strikes over Syria, and the so-called "moderate opposition - excluding U.N.-designated terror groups like the Islamic State group - have pointed to repeated violations of the cessation of hostilities since it took effect Friday at midnight".

Riad Hijab, who heads the Saudi-backed High Negotiations Committee, said in the statement to Ban that Russian, Iranian and government forces have not stopped hostilities since the cease-fire went into effect.

Hijab said there have been 24 cases of shelling and five cases of ground attacks. "France has therefore asked that the task force overseeing the implementation of the cessation of hostilities meets without delay", he said on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council.

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Turkish armed forces shelled positions of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria in coordination with the US-led global anti-jihadist coalition, local media reported on Monday.