US to Russia: ‘Put up or shut up’ on Syrian ceasefire

“And we will be in a position to say, clearly and to respond, if necessary, if there are violations of that cessation of hostilities”, he added without specifying how the USA would respond.

Meanwhile, the United Nations said convoys are expected to start delivering aid in the coming days to besieged areas inside Syria after receiving authorization from the Assad government.

“Obviously, there’s an urgency here and we need to get this group together, but they’re still working through the various issues and challenges”, he said.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Sunday that Russia’s efforts to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will not succeed in keeping him in power.

De Mistura has been trying to secure aid deliveries to improve the chances of restarting peace talks before the end of February.

Russian bombing raids directed at rebel groups are meanwhile helping the Syrian army to achieve what could be its biggest victory of the war in the battle for Aleppo, the country’s largest city and commercial hub before the conflict.

Injured rebel fighters of the group are often sent to hospitals in nearby Israel for treatment.

“They were Russian aircraft that carried it out, these strikes”, Toner said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly on the issue.

He also said the USA was pressuring Syrian Kurdish forces from exploiting circumstances to seize additional territory near the Turkish border. The latest advances by the SDF have alarmed Ankara, which views Syria’s Kurds with suspicion. Pregnant women and children were killed in the attacks.

Once in Marea, SDF forces would face off against IS.

He called on Russian Federation, which is bombing targets in northern Syria, to do its part.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday said close to 50 civilians have been killed and many more wounded in missile attacks on at least five medical facilities and two schools in northern Syria. Take for example the so-called Syrian Observatory – actually, these people are based in London, collecting unconfirmed reports, ‘ Gatilov said.

“What we agreed in Munich is a cessation of hostilities, not a pause to allow the allies of certain regional players to regroup”, he said in criticism of Iran’s foe Saudi Arabia. He said Syria’s ambassador to Russian Federation said the hospital was destroyed by the US military.