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UN Security Council Votes in Support of Syrian Cease-fire Scheduled to Take Effect

2016-02-27 09:19:25       source:FOX News

February 26, 2016

 

"The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously in support of a planned cease-fire in Syria Friday, calling on the 'hostilities' to stop.

 

The U.S. and Russia drafted the plan, which U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said included "practical, concrete steps... to reduce the violence and create space for a long-overdue political transition." She admitted that the cease-fire would not include terror groups such as the Islamic State."

 

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