Many of the bombs before the cease-fire in Syria

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Many of the bombs before the cease-fire in Syria

From midnight the weapons are silent, but before to fly Russian and Syrian warplanes intensified attacks on the rebels. Is the ceasefire in Syria to be kept? There is a doubt.

In the run-up to the cease-fire seems to be the Syrian army, with Russian support once again create facts. As the Syrian Observatory for human rights reported, have been numerous attacks on targets in the provinces of Idlib, Aleppo, Hama and Homs flown. The surrounding countryside of the capital Damascus, was therefore being massively bombarded, reported the organization, which has its headquarters in London.

Pledges from almost 100 rebel groups

Meanwhile, it was the High Verhandlungskomitee (HNC) announced that a total of 97 groups of the Free Syrian army and the armed Opposition agree to have declared, “the ceasefire, to respect the takes two weeks”. The HNC is the most influential coalition of Syrian opposition groups. The grouping urge again to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria. It would take a Übergangsorganismus, in which all Executive powers of the country to take part and in which there is “no place for Bashar al-Assad and his Clique”, it was said in the HNC-explanation.

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No cease-fire for IS and al-Nusra

Of Saturday in Syria after almost five years of civil war, a cease-fire apply. It is within a short period of time, the second attempt, the violence after five years of civil war to end. In addition, the Opposition also had the Syrian government of the ceasefire agreed to. Nevertheless, there are doubts whether they can be implemented. Of the cease-fire except for the Terrormiliz “Islamic state” (IS) and the Al-Nusra Front, the Syrian branch of the Terrornetzwerks Al-Qaeda.

Obama: “Only without Assad”

US President Barack Obama urged Russia to playing a constructive role in the struggle for a cease-fire. “The next days are crucial and the world is watching,” Obama said. It must be ensured that the bombardment of the included towns to stop and that humanitarian aid to the needy, do. A solution in Syria, with the current ruler Bashar al-Assad at the top, he could not imagine, said Obama.

Putin sees difficulties

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin described the planned peace process as “difficult”. There is not an Alternative, said Putin. He affirmed that the “relentless struggle” against the IS and other “terrorist organisations” in Syria “of course,” continued will.

The town of Idlib should be before the cease-fire under heavy shelling Syrian and Russian fighter jets are

From Western Diplomatenkreisen was announced, the United States and Russia were working on a draft for a Resolution of the UN security Council, with the truce to support. According to the Russian Agency Tass should it also to secure access for aid deliveries to go.

The recommencement of the peace talks?

At the same time, it was known from Russia, the negotiations on a political solution for the Bürgerkriegsland Syria could be at the 7. March in Geneva to be continued. So at least it expressed itself according to the Agency Interfax a particular non-called employees of the Ministry of foreign Affairs in Moscow. The peace talks were at the beginning of February have been exposed. To a possible resumption wants to be in the late Friday evening, the UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura offizell Express.

cw/uh (dpa, afp)