“By all accounts, Assad air attacks have been the main driver of civilian casualties and migration flows” out of Syria. “It is the primary responsibility of the leading powers, first of all Russia and the United States . Russia has continued to call on the United States to separate the opposition forces it supports from militant groups. “It is profoundly in the interest of the United States to target . While the cease-fire is to cover all of Syria, both Kerry and Lavrov emphasized the initial importance of allowing humanitarian convoys to reach Aleppo, where hundreds of thousands are without food, water and electricity.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2016 20:18 UTC