Doubt on truce in Syria

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Doubt on truce in Syria

Will the Syrian dictator Assad and Russia are actually on a cease-fire hold? To this aim, the Syria contact group has been spent, doubt not only Syrian rebels but also the Federal government.

Air raids in the Region of Aleppo in Northern Syria

The Syrian Opposition and rebels were skeptical that the Regime of President Bashar al-Assad of the weapons after five years of civil war with hundreds of thousands dead is actually silence. They wanted to “deeds instead of just words”, said the Saudi Arabia-based High Verhandlungskomitee (HNC), an Alliance of several Syrian opposition groups. Although welcome the agreement, but promise to have you satisfied.

Still no response from Damascus

And also the insurgents do not believe in the in Munich, agreed Plan of the Syria-Unterstützergruppe to a ceasefire within a week to reach. “The Regime and its Russian allies are determined, the entire North of Aleppo to destroy, before a cease-fire on the ground to implement,” said Abu Terki, a commander of the insurgents in the Region. The government in Damascus responded initially not yet on the agreements of the Syria contact group.

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Russia, the United States and important regional powers such as Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia had after hours of talks in Munich on the target of a cease-fire in Syria agreed on. The Islamistenmilizen “Islamic state” (IS) and Al-Nusra Front, an offshoot of the Terrornetzwerks Al-Qaeda, however, continue to be fought. Al-Nusra is just the target of Russian bombing raids in the space of Aleppo.

Germany appeals to Russia

Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said: “The most Important thing is that the government and the Opposition, the ceasefire agree.” Lavrov explained, Russia will also after the entry into force of the cease-fire, its air strikes on Al-Nusra and the IS to continue.

The Federal government welcomed the agreements of the conference in Munich and appealed to Russia, the time to get a truce not to attack on moderate opponents of the Assad regime to use. Vice-Regierungssprecherin Christiane Wirtz said in Berlin, the words would have now but also to deeds. “Here the Federal government, primarily Russia in the duty,” said Wirtz. The West accuses Moscow before, with the air raids also moderate opponents of the Assad government to kill. The US bombs in Syria, above all, IS to weaken.

Resumption of Syria peace talks

Russia and the USA wanted to have this Friday a working group for the implementation of the ceasefire in Syria to form. Diplomats and Militärvertreter both sides would, for the first time in Geneva meeting, and then regular days, Lavrov said. He called for the early resumption of Syria peace talks in Geneva.

Russia’s foreign Minister Lavrov, US Secretary of state Kerry and the UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, during the Meeting of the Syria contact group

In the nearly five years of raging civil war in Syria, there was so far only cease-fires became in some villages, but no truce in the whole country. More than 250,000 people were in the conflict has already killed millions to flee. Last was the Syrian army North of Aleppo flanked by Russian air to air advanced. More than 500 people should have been killed, tens of thousands have fled. Many areas are of each supply is cut off. The Munich conference agreed, now fast humanitarian aid in besieged places.

The fights go on

In the North of Syria went to the fights this Friday. Russian Jets have air strikes on the village of Tel Rifaat, North of the embattled metropolis of Aleppo flown, said the London-based Syrian Observatory for human rights. Also have it in the Region of heavy battles between supporters of the Syrian regime and Islamist rebels as well as fighters from the radical Nusra-Front is given, it said.

cw/qu (dpa, afp)