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‘Serious doubts’ about Syria commitment to truce, report
New attacks by Syrian security forces Saturday raised “serious doubts” about the government’s commitment to a fragile ceasefire, the US envoy to the United Nations, Susan Rice and other western diplomats said. “This resumed violence casts serious doubts yet again on the regime’s commitment to a cessation of violence,” Rice told the UN Security Council [...]
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3 ways the Syria ceasefire could go wrong
United Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi raised hopes for a break from the bloodshed in Syria on Wednesday, when he announced that the Syrian government and most rebel groups had agreed to a four-day ceasefire this weekend t... Read Post
U.N. Security Council to vote on new resolution as clashes rage in Syria
Syrian rebels clashed with government forces in the capital Thursday as the United Nations Security Council prepared to vote on a new resolution aimed at ending the escalating violence in the nation. International envoy Kofi Annan r... Read Post
U.S. says Syria shelling of Homs violates ceasefire
U.S. envoy to the United Nations Susan Rice said on Saturday that Syria's shelling of the city of Homs had violated a fragile ceasefire in the 13-month-long conflict that has brought the country to the brink of civil war. Activists ... Read Post