Factions conditionally accept Syria ceasefire set to begin Monday

Sep 12, 2016, 01:45
Factions conditionally accept Syria ceasefire set to begin Monday

The agreement envisages joint US-Russian military strikes against militant groups in Syria, including Daesh.

In February, the U.S. and Russian Federation brokered a ceasefire that held for some time in most parts of Syria.

"If the ceasefire is successfully implemented nationwide, then this is a real, new chance for the humanitarian access so urgently required for hundreds of thousands of people in need", Steinmeier said.

Al-Assad's government has endorsed the plan, while the opposition has voiced doubts on whether the new ceasefire will hold.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 13 children and an equal number of women died in the Idlib attack, but did not confirm how many civilians perished.

Then-Nusra and ISIS were the only two parties which were not part of the deal and which were allowed to be targeted by Russian Federation, the USA and the Assad regime. The U.S. also committed to severing the ties between the al-Qaida fighters and American-backed rebels fighting Assad.

He underlined "as the Syrian government has emphasized repetitively, lack of enforcement leads to violations of the agreement; therefore the continuation of the truce relies on establishing inclusive observance system particularly controlling the borders to block the flow of new terrorists, financial support and arms". Syria's conflict, now in its sixth year, has continued despite several rounds of peace talks and worldwide attempts to try to end the violence.

"We do not have a choice except to reach a political solution for the Syrian people that suffered from this unfair insane war for five years". It said Turkey was already making preparations for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Turkey's northern Aleppo province. The channel also reported shelling by the Islamic State on a government-held neighborhood in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, saying it killed nine and wounded 26.

Around 100 people were killed in air strikes in rebel held areas of Idlib and Aleppo on Saturday (10 September), hours after the USA and Russian Federation announced a 10-day truce - beginning on 12 September - to ease the suffering of civilians.

To get aid into the battered second city of Aleppo, where rebel-held areas are under siege by regime forces, a demilitarised zone is to be established around the Castello Road into the city.

"We hope this will be the beginning of the end of the civilians' ordeal", HNC member Bassma Kodmani said.

It is not clear how these governments intend to distinguish between Jabhat Fatah al-Sham and other allied rebel factions or how they will be able to attack the al-Qaeda linked militants without hitting other rebels as well.

Idlib is mostly controlled by rebels including the Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, a former al-Qaeda affiliate previously known as al- Nusra Front. "We will do our part", she said.

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