Syria Accepts ’Cease Fire’ on the Basis of Excluding ’ISIS’, al-Nusra

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The Syrian government said it accepts the terms of a ceasefiredeal announced by the United States and Russia on Monday.

An official source at the Syrian Expatriates and Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said that the Syrian Arab Republic accepts the cessation of fighting actions on the basis of continuing the military efforts for combating terrorism against "ISIS", al-Nusra Front and other al-Qaeda-linked terrorist organizations according to the Russian-US agreement.

The source added that for ensuring the success of cessation of fighting actions on the scheduled day: Saturday 27/02/2016, the Syrian government affirms readiness to continue to coordinate with the Russian side for identifying the areas and the armed groups that are to be included in the cessation along the period it is in effect.

Furthermore, the source noted that the Syrian government stresses the importance of border curbing, halting support provided by some countries to the armed groups and preventing these organizations from boosting their capabilities or changing their positions as to avoid anything that may undermine this agreement.

The Syrian military reserves the right to "respond to any breach by these groups against Syrian citizens or against its armed forces," the statement added.

The source added that the government of the Syrian Arab Republic and through its acceptance the cessation of the fighting actions, stresses keenness on halting the bloodshed of the Syrians, restoring security and stability to the country in fulfillment of the Syrian people's will of the territorial integrity of Syria, for which sacrifices of civilians and military personnel have been provided.

For their part, analysts considered that given the facts on the ground -- in particular the complex make-up of armed groups and frequently shifting frontlines -- the ceasefire may already be doomed to fail.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team