Shaky Syria truce holding, says UN

 

Shaky Syria truce holding, says UN
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Published: Tue 1 Mar 2016, 8:57 PM

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday that a shaky ceasefire in Syria is holding 'by and large' despite sporadic fighting that continued across Syria and growing accusations of violations that threatened to derail the truce, now in its third day.
Speaking to reporters in Geneva, Ban confirmed receiving a letter from the High Negotiations Committee, the main umbrella opposition group, complaining of continuing violations by the Syrian government and its Russian and Iranian backers.
The letter sent on Sunday urged the UN to help "specify the territory covered by the truce to prevent hostilities in the designated inclusion zones".
The Russia-US-brokered ceasefire that went into effect at midnight on Friday excludes Daesh group as well as Al Qaeda's branch in Syria, the Nusra Front. The ceasefire has significantly reduced violence across the war-ravaged country, bringing some respite to civilians particularly from air strikes.

By AP

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