Posted on 11/18/2015 1:38:09 PM PST by tcrlaf
Syria's army and rebels were locked in talks Wednesday night to reach a 15-day ceasefire in the Eastern Ghouta region east of the capital, a monitor and a security source told AFP.
These are the first known talks aiming for a truce in the region and are likely being brokered by Russian or Iranian mediators, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
If agreement is reached, "a ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta would begin at 6:00 am (0400 GMT) Thursday and will last 15 days," Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said.
A senior Syrian security source told AFP "talks are ongoing between the government and a number of armed groups in Eastern Ghouta... to stop military operations," without giving further details.
"Our Russian allies are playing a direct role in contacting those that support the armed groups," he said.
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Per Twitter, the 15 day ceasefire has been accepted about an hour ago.
I conferred with our furry friends, man to animal,
Think of the amazing repartee
If I could walk with the animals, talk with the animals,
Grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals,
And they could talk to me!
If I spoke slang to orangutans
The advantages any fool on earth could plainly see!
Discussing Eastern art and dramas
With intellectual llamas
That’s a big step forward you’ll agree!
The last and worst possible thing to happen is if any “Western Power” agrees to negotiate and therefore recognize ISIS.
I believe this has been 0bama’s strategy for the start.
The worlds recognition of this Caliphate will give them legitimacy.
Don’t stop Vladimir they will only rearm. Our leaders are too stupid to get it. Take their will to fight by killing all of them you can.
Once again... There are NO “MODERATE” Rebels.
The Administration says the Moderate Rebels are Al Nusra.
Go to Google and type Al Nusra and click on images. Here I did it for you look.
Does this look like “Moderates”? Please show me where there Pro American, Freedom Loving, Women Right “Moderate” Rebels you keep talking about that NO ONE has ever seen. In this age of all the camera phones and not one picture of a Pro America, Freedom Loving, Women’s Rights “Moderate”.
Here is Al Nusra under Google Images. Just look at the photos.
The 15 day ceasefire has been accepted so that they can resupply the rebels with ammo and take care of the wounded.
Something tells me they do not want a late night visit from the Russians like Raqqa got. Bad things happen during such visits...
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