Kerry notes 'beneficial reduction' in Syrian violence
Syrian "cessation of hostilities” holding at one month as Islamic State loses ground; Masoud Barzani says US is turning a “blind eye” to Syrian Kurdish ally’s links to PKK.
US, Russia on right course in Syria
On March 27, the “cessation of hostilities” in Syria will have held for one month. Yes, there have been violations, but the agreement has held, and given where we were, and where we are, we might put the present state of affairs in the categories of a small miracle, a breakthrough for US-Russian leadership and cooperation, and, hopefully, a turning point for the Syrian people.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said in Moscow on March 23, that “there has been a fragile but nevertheless beneficial reduction in violence – some say as much as 85 to 90 percent – in Syria. It’s also true that the cessation in hostilities has produced the first significant flow of humanitarian assistance to people, some whom haven’t seen that assistance in several years. But we both know that more needs to be done in terms of both a reduction of violence and the flow of humanitarian aid.”
