Fighting in Syria stops as the deadline for ceasefire passes by

Reports claim that both opposing sides in Syria are seemingly respecting Thursday morning’s ceasefire deadline. All fighting is meant to have ended by six o’clock in the morning local time, and it has been quiet in the usual flashpoint cities like Homs and
Hama.

However, opposition claims that troops are not being withdrawn which was agreed, though the deadline for this is next Tuesday.

Author of the six-point peace plan Kofi Annan visited Syrian ally Iran on Wednesday, and said Tehran could help end the conflict.

 
There is scepticism from Western countries, with the US saying President Bashar al-Assad’s pledge to abide by the ceasefire has “little, if any, credibility”.

 
British Prime Minister David Cameron has urged Syian allies Russia and China to join with other countries in “tightening the noose” around the Syrian regime.

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Posted by Taimoor Tariq on Apr 12 2012. Filed under Middle East. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry