Iran on Thursday slammed Turkish remarks on Syria ceasefire as “unconstructive”, urging Ankara to take measures in order to deal with violations by the foreign-backed armed opposition. “The current ceasefire in Syria has been violated repeatedly by the anti-government armed opposition groups,” foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said. “(Turkey) should ...
A nationwide ceasefire in Syria brokered by Russia and Turkey was in effect early Friday, a potentially major breakthrough in the nearly 6-year conflict, despite reports of isolated clashes. The deal, which does not include designated terrorists like ISIL Takfiri group, was announced hours earlier by Russian President Vladimir Putin ...