Syria
Assad: The whole Syria, it should be
A few hours before the start of a planned cease-fire in Syria, President Assad has reaffirmed his claim to the entire territory of the country. The hour of the country is far from the Silence of the guns but still far.
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (center) during his visit to Daraja, a suburb of Damascus
“The Syrian state is determined, all areas of the terrorists to recover and rebuild,” it said in one of the state-run media published on the Internet statement from head of state Bashar al-Assad. It was during a visit to Daraja, a suburb of the capital Damascus, the government last month under their control had brought.
More air attacks and battles in Aleppo
Meanwhile, the fighting in Syria go unabated. Especially around the city of Aleppo in the North, there have been fierce battles, the Syrian Observatory for human rights. Warplanes flew, therefore, a number of attacks. Also in the province of Idlib and near Damascus fighter jets had flown the attacks.
The fire break should occur at the time of the sunset on Monday evening (around 17.45 hrs CEST). U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry and the Russian chief diplomat Sergey Lavrov had presented a Plan in the night to Saturday in Geneva. Russia is allied with the Syrian government, the US support to moderate rebel groups.
Life help in Aleppo
The main opposition Alliance, the High negotiating Committee (HNC), demanded “guarantees” for the implementation of the agreed ceasefire. The Opposition demand, in particular, of the United States guarantees, since they had negotiated the agreement, said HNC-speaker, Salem al-Muslet. The question was whether the Syrian government and its ally Russia, defying the truce”, and your air attacks and your crime stop”. Moreover, it needed to be defined more precisely, which of the rebel groups would fight as “terrorists”.
Turkey wants to more than 30 trucks with relief goods to send
On Sunday, the influential rebel group, Ahrar al-sham had rejected a cease-fire already. Such a break would only strengthen the Syrian government declared the Islamist group. Was approved the truce, however, of Iran, a key ally of Assad, and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, which is fighting the troops on the government side.
Turkey announced that more than 30 trucks loaded with relief supplies to send to Syria. As soon as the for the evening agreed ceasefire attack would bring the United Nations (UN) and the Turkish humanitarian organization red Crescent, food, children’s clothes and toys, especially to Aleppo, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Asked for the Islamic feast of the sacrifice in Istanbul. The Red Crescent will also try to reach the border places Dscharablus and Al-Rai. The goal is a “peace of the first class,” Erdogan said. The Turkish Offensive against the IS terrorist militia in Northern Syria but is still continuing.
sti/as (afp, dpa, rtr)