Russia casts doubt on Syria ceasefire deal as army gains ground
Date
2/14/2016 1:14:30 AM
(MENAFN- Asia Times) Smoke rises after pro-Syrian government air strike in Northern Aleppo.
International divisions over Syria surfaced anew at a Munich conference where Russia rejected French charges that it was bombing civilians just a day after world powers agreed on the “cessation of hostilities” due to begin in a week’s time.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated accusations that Russia was hitting “legitimate opposition groups” and civilians with its bombing campaign in Syria and said Moscow must change its targets to respect the ceasefire deal.
The conflict reshaped by Russia’s intervention last September has gone into an even higher gear since the United Nations sought to revive peace talks. These were suspended earlier this month in Geneva before they got off the ground.
In another sign of that escalation Turkey’s military shelled Kurdish militia targets near the northern Syrian town of Azaz on Saturday a Turkish military source said. A Kurdish official said the shelling targeted the Menagh air base in the northern Aleppo countryside which he said had been captured by the Kurdish-allied Jaysh al-Thuwwar group. Read more
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