US Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington is considering a "plan B" in Syria, if peace negotiations and the ceasefire fail. Media reports suggest that the backup plan could include the division of Syria.
Mr. Kerrys comments came afterRussia and the US agreed a document onthe cessation ofhostilities inthe Arab republic. According tothe deal,...
French President Francois Hollande has promised to step up efforts for a political transition in Syria followinga ceasefire deal between warring sides in the war-hit Arab country.
Hollande, who was speaking to reporters during a visit to Peru on Tuesday, said France, Britain, Germany, and the United States would join forces to push for discussions ...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has assured his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of Damascus readiness to facilitate the establishment of a recently brokered ceasefire in the war-torn Arab country.
The Kremlin said that Putin discussed the issue with his Syrian counterpart in a telephone conversation on Wednesday.
Assad hailed the recent ...
BEIRUT (AP) -- After five years of carnage, the Syrian proxy war can seem poised to go on indefinitely. But the "cessation of hostilities" engineered by the U.S. and Russia may actually stand a chance, in part because of the weakness of the mainstream rebels fighting President Bashar Assad.
The so-called Free Syria Army - and innumerable other militias ...
The Obama administration is looking at additional options in Syria in the event the recently negotiated cessation of hostilities as well as political transition process do not succeed, US Secretary of State John Kerry told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) On Monday, Russia and the United Statesannounced ...
Iran has always underlined the importance of establishing a ceasefire in Syria since the outset of the crisis in the Arab country, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says.
The Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the government accepts the terms of a ceasefire deal announced ...
The Syrian government says it accepts the terms of a ceasefire deal announced by the United States and Russia on Monday.
According to a statement released by the Syrian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, the government accepts the deal on the basis that military efforts against terrorist Daesh and Nusra Front groups continue.
The statement said the ...
Moscow (AFP) - Russia will do "whatever is necessary" to ensure that Damascus respects a Syrian ceasefire agreement that Moscow and Washington say will take effect on February 27, President Vladimir Putin said Monday.
"We will do whatever is necessary with Damascus, with the legitimate Syrian authorities," Putin said during a televised address after ...
Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA While a possible cessation of hostilities in Syria is expected to take effect late in February, White House says a ceasefire in the war-ravaged country is difficult to achieve.
'This is going to be difficult to implement,' White House Spokesman Joh Earnest told reporters on Monday, according to AFP.
'We know that there are ...
Turkeys Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu has called for the US to give his country unconditional support in the fight against Syrian Kurdish militants.
Speaking at a press conference held on Saturday, Davutoglu said that the Syrian Kurdish YPG was involved in the recent bombing in Ankara, and Washington, as the countrys ally, should back Turkey with ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Syria's foreign minister said he has handed Russia plans for a ceasefire in Aleppo, and was ready to exchange lists with rebel forces on a possible prisoner swap.
In a news conference on Friday in Moscow, Walid al-Muallem said he had handed his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, details of the ceasefire, plus plans for a prisoner ...
An Iranian lawmaker has lauded the recent announcement by the Syrian government that it may offer a ceasefire as proof of Damascus willingness to resolve the countrys crisis through diplomatic channels.
The ceasefire proposal to resolve the crisis in Syria is acceptable and indicates that [Syrian President Bashar] al-Assads government is willing to ...
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