Possible Imminent Ceasefire in Syria!

[Benedict_Option]

There has been a lot of news about Syria this week, but this is pretty much the latest.
Its very possible that a ceasefire could be implemented within a week. Russia and the U.S. and other warring parties have all agreed to implement a ceasefire (with the exclusion of attacks against ISIS and Al Nusra).

Pray for peace. It looks like major steps toward that might take place soon.

washingtonpost.com/world/kerry-searches-for-common-ground-on-the-syrian-conflict/2016/02/11/1bc6482c-d042-11e5-90d3-34c2c42653ac_story.html
Washington Post:

MUNICH — The United States, Russia and other powers agreed to a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria’s civil war, to take place within the next week, and immediate humanitarian access to besieged areas, Secretary of State John F. Kerry announced here early Friday.

“It was unanimous,” Kerry said of a communique issued after hours of meetings among participants in a group of nations that have supported and armed one side or the other in the four-year war. “Everybody today agreed,” he said. But the proof of commitment will come only with implementation. “What we have here are words on paper,” Kerry said. “What we need to see in the next few days are actions on the ground.”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the projected date for ending at least some of his country’s airstrikes in Syria is a week from Friday, but he emphasized that “terrorist” groups would continue to be targeted, including the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria that is involved in the fight against President Bashar al-Assad. The group in some instances fights alongside rebel forces supported by the United States and its allies.

 

[7_Sorrows]

praying…

 

[Petaro]

And pigs fly. No sorry, it was a cruise missile. Russia only agrees to a ceasefire to regroup, re-arm and develop strategy for the next forward move. America agrees so it can drop aid and squeeze the pus from the wound. That will see more massive pressure on Turkish borders.
The world looks again to peace in our time. With the same futility as before WW2. The only value in a cease fire is to target more cleanly the real enemy…ISIS. Destroy this scourge and then set up a North - South divide that works so well with Korea, Sudan, etc.LOL Build a wall if you want… It will all end in tears.

 

[Benedict_Option]

Well the war has to end eventually. I think neither side knows they can win the war outright. But, its also clear that the rebels’ footing is currently pretty dire. Since they can’t do much on the battlefield, they might try to get a political settlement. And, even Russia and Iran have hinted at their willingness to allow Assad to step down, after a short intermediary period of like a year or so.