Post by account_disabled on Feb 25, 2024 4:35:24 GMT -5
ceasefire, although it will continue to fight "terrorist groups" excluded from the agreement such as the Islamic State, an announcement received with skepticism by the rebels. The truce, which will come into force on Saturday at 00:00 Damascus (22:00 GMT on Friday), excludes the Islamic State group (IS) and the al-Nosra Front, the Syrian arm of Al-Qaeda, which control much of the Syrian territory. "The Syrian Arab Republic announces that it accepts the cessation of hostilities," the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement sent to AFP on Tuesday. However, it indicates that it will continue with "military operations to fight the terrorism of Daesh (Arabic acronym for IS, ed.), the Al Nosra Front and other associated terrorist groups, in accordance with the Russian-American announcement.
To guarantee the success of this ceasefire, the Syrian government is willing to coordinate with Russia to determine which regions and armed groups are included in this truce," the ministry adds. Since the start of the war in Syria in 2011, which has left more than 260,000 dead, the government has made no distinction between Bahamas Mobile Number List activists, rebels and jihadists, considering them all "terrorists." The main Syrian opposition group, the High Negotiations Committee (HCN), announced on Monday that it accepts the cessation of hostilities on condition that UN resolution 2254, adopted in December, which includes the delivery of humanitarian aid, is respected. and access to besieged areas. "A farce" Russian President Vladimir Putin assured on Monday that his country, a military ally of the Syrian government, "will do what is necessary" for Damascus to respect the cessation of fighting and said he hopes the United States "does the same" with the rebel groups.
Although the proposal was received with skepticism, there is closer coordination between Russia and the United States, which seem willing to be guarantors of this truce and influence their respective allies," Karim Bitar, a researcher at the Institute of International and Strategic Relations (IRIS). But on the ground, rebels and civilians expressed doubts about the implementation of this agreement. "It's a waste of time, this agreement is hardly applicable," Abou Ibrahim, head of a rebel faction, told AFP. "Who can guarantee that the regime will stop its bombings (against the rebels)?" he asked. For some activists, the biggest obstacle is the exclusion of the al-Nosra Front, an ally of rebel groups in several regions of Syria. "This agreement is a farce," said activist Zein el-Basha, originally from Damascus, on his Facebook page. "The militias allied to the regime (...) will be exempt from any hostile act but have the right to attack areas controlled by Al Nosra and IS," he explains. «Al Nosra is an essential element of the (armed) opposition.
To guarantee the success of this ceasefire, the Syrian government is willing to coordinate with Russia to determine which regions and armed groups are included in this truce," the ministry adds. Since the start of the war in Syria in 2011, which has left more than 260,000 dead, the government has made no distinction between Bahamas Mobile Number List activists, rebels and jihadists, considering them all "terrorists." The main Syrian opposition group, the High Negotiations Committee (HCN), announced on Monday that it accepts the cessation of hostilities on condition that UN resolution 2254, adopted in December, which includes the delivery of humanitarian aid, is respected. and access to besieged areas. "A farce" Russian President Vladimir Putin assured on Monday that his country, a military ally of the Syrian government, "will do what is necessary" for Damascus to respect the cessation of fighting and said he hopes the United States "does the same" with the rebel groups.
Although the proposal was received with skepticism, there is closer coordination between Russia and the United States, which seem willing to be guarantors of this truce and influence their respective allies," Karim Bitar, a researcher at the Institute of International and Strategic Relations (IRIS). But on the ground, rebels and civilians expressed doubts about the implementation of this agreement. "It's a waste of time, this agreement is hardly applicable," Abou Ibrahim, head of a rebel faction, told AFP. "Who can guarantee that the regime will stop its bombings (against the rebels)?" he asked. For some activists, the biggest obstacle is the exclusion of the al-Nosra Front, an ally of rebel groups in several regions of Syria. "This agreement is a farce," said activist Zein el-Basha, originally from Damascus, on his Facebook page. "The militias allied to the regime (...) will be exempt from any hostile act but have the right to attack areas controlled by Al Nosra and IS," he explains. «Al Nosra is an essential element of the (armed) opposition.