Secretary of State John Kerry is due on Thursday to meet with Russian leaders in Moscow to discuss efforts to achieve peace in Syria.
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But, the United States rejected the call, saying Russia’s issues were being handled in a constructive manner.
The Russian official, however, said his government would only attack those rebel groups that continue to violate the cease-fire as per the joint U.S.-Russian agreement on the cessation of hostilities.
The ceasefire in Syria is broadly holding but the United States should be doing more to support it, Russia’s Defence Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
The Russian General Staff said Monday that the United States is procrastinating in implementing the agreed rules to deal with the breach incidents of the cessation of hostilities agreement, which took effect in Syria on 27th of February. Some factions of the Syrian opposition have expressed serious misgivings about the US-Russian agreement, but in general have obeyed it.
Russian Federation says it will singularly begin utilizing power against those abusing the fractional ceasefire in Syria, if the U.S. doesn’t consent to joint principles by Tuesday. According to an article by Reuters, Russian news agencies reported a remarkable 14 breaches of the ceasefire which occurred in five Syrian provinces over the day of March 14, namely Latakia (5), Daraa (5), Aleppo (2), Damascus (1) and Hama (1).
“There has been coordination”, Kirby told reporters, saying these matters “continue to be discussed in a constructive manner”.
Palmyra has both symbolic and military value as the site of ancient Roman-era ruins – mostly destroyed by the ultra-hardline Islamist group – and because of its location on a highway linking mainly government-held western Syria to Islamic State’s eastern stronghold.
Then, no less than 26 ace government contenders were murdered battling IS aggressors close to the antiquated city of Palmyra, as indicated by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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Russian warplanes also bombed parts of the nearby town on Monday, it said.
