As co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group, the US and Russia announced yesterday an agreement on the “cessation of hostilities” in Syria that is scheduled to go into effect at midnight on February 27th. According to the agreement, the militaries of the US-led coalition, Russia, and Syria would at that point cease hostile acts against opposition groups not named in UN Security Council Resolution 2254 (ISIS and al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front) who “indicate to the Russian Federation or the United States…their commitment to and acceptance of the terms for the cessation of hostilities.”In other words, opposition groups who agree to …read more
Source: Ron Paul Institute
