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| Syria Cease-Fire Is Violated After Less Than an Hour |
| 2016-09-12 |
| h/t Instapundit A cease-fire in the Syrian civil war, negotiated by Russia and the United States, officially took effect at sundown on Monday after a weekend of intensified fighting and a vow by the president to retake the entire country. But less than an hour into the truce, violations were reported. Several residents in the divided northern city of Aleppo said via text message that a government helicopter had dropped explosive cylinders on a rebel-held district. And in the southern province of Dara’a, a rebel faction said in a statement that it had killed four government soldiers. Why do I've this vision of Lavrov showing a large squeeze bottle of Nuoc Cham up Kerry's proboscis? |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #2 Congrats to everyone who had 1 Hour in the over/under. However, we may have get a ruling from the judges. You see, it's complicated: * All fighting has to stop, except the Syrian govt can bomb two jihadi groups. * If violence is "significantly reduced", then Syria has to stop, and the US + Rooshians will jointly bomb jihadi groups to be named later. So, depending on the exactly who was getting bombed, the Syrians may be complying with the deal. (And no, I'm not making this up. Go read the article.) |
| Posted by: SteveS 2016-09-12 20:59 |
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| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-09-12 18:21 |