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Syrian rebels abandon ceasefire, call on UN for no-fly zone

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Syrian rebels abandon ceasefire, call on UN for no-fly zone


A Syrian rebel spokesman says they are no longer committed to Annan’s ceasefire. He has called for a UN-backed “peace enforcement mission” or a no-fly zone to replace the monitoring mission, demands the UN chief has rejected.

On Friday, the rebel military council had given Syrian President Bashar al-Assad an ultimatum to end violence in the country or face armed reprisals.

"We have decided to end our commitment to this [plan] and starting from that date [Friday] we began defending our people," rebel spokesman Major Sami al-Kurdi told Reuters news agency..... MORE
SourceThe Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.rt.com/news/syria-rebels-annan-ceasefire-958/

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