Tuesday, September 20, 2016

There was a 48 hour ceasefire. Where do these attacks fall, within or outside of the ceasefire?

18 September 2016

The US and Russia (click here) agreed to extend the cessation of hostilities in Syria for another 48 hours. So far both parties are content with the implementation of the temporary ceasefire which has been in force since Monday....

...The Russian Foreign Ministry meanwhile noted that the during the phonecall, Lavrov stressed that the US should stick to its promise on the urgent dissociation of the US-backed rebels in Syria from Al-Nusra Front terrorists and “those groups who have basically merged with this branch of Al-Qaeda.”
The Russian General Staff on Wednesday also called for the extension of the ceasefire while outlining violations of it.
"In accordance with the Russian-US agreements, the existing 48-hour ceasefire is expiring today at 7pm [Moscow time – 16:00 GMT]. We note that recently the cessation of hostilities was observed in full. As of this morning the overall number of violations by the militants has reached 60,” Russian General Staff official Viktor Poznikhir said on Wednesday.
He added that Russia understands the necessity of the full implementation of the agreements reached, and that it is “in favor of extending the ceasefire across Syria for another 48 hours.”...


Damaged Red Cross (click here) and Red Crescent medical supplies lie inside a warehouse after an airstrike on the rebel-held Urm al-Kubra town, western Aleppo city, Syria September 20, 2016.

This is a no brainer. This is rebel held land. There was a ceasefire. It was over and the attack came to end the aid moving into rebel held territory.

I want to know one thing.

Just one thing.

When is the USA going to withdraw from backing rebels so the civil war ENDS

Even after the attack on the UN convoy, there were diplomats scrambling to extend the ceasefire. There was no agreement on the ceasefire at the time of the attack. 

The ceasefire didn't accomplish anything, except, to tell either the Syrian government or Daesh or other groups where the warehouse is. The ceasefire set up a target (the warehouse) that could be destroyed when the ceasefire ended.

The USA needs to leave Syria. 

NOW!