Syria rebels give truce brokers 48 hours to end regime assault

Rebel groups set a 48-hour deadline for the US and Russian sponsors of a February ceasefire in Syria's conflict to halt a regime offensive in the Damascus area.

By: AFP
Beirut | May 22, 2016 09:47 PM IST

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Rebel groups gave the sponsors of the ceasefire a deadline to halt their brutal offensive against Daraya and Eastern Ghouta. (Source: Reuters photo)

Rebel groups on Sunday set a 48-hour deadline for the US and Russian sponsors of a February ceasefire in Syria’s conflict to halt a regime offensive in the Damascus area.

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“We are giving the sponsors of the ceasefire 48 hours to rescue what remains of the accord and to force the criminal regime of (President Bashar al-) Assad and his allies to completely and immediately halt their brutal offensive against Daraya and Eastern Ghouta,” 29 rebel groups said in a joint statement.

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