US EditionUN envoy warns of renewed violence in Syria a month into a fragile ceasefire
UN experts report over 1,600 deaths and ongoing sectarian violence targeting the Druze minority in southern Syria amid fragile political transition and calls for security reforms.
- The UN envoy Geir Pedersen warned of renewed violence in Syria a month into a fragile ceasefire, as 'the threat of renewed conflict is ever-present'.
- Pedersen expressed concern that 'a month of relative military calm belies a worsening political climate, with escalatory and zero-sum rhetoric hardening among many'.
- The UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called the humanitarian situation in Syria 'dire', saying 16 million people across the country need humanitarian support.
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UN envoy warns of Syria violence amid fragile ceasefire
Syria's transition remains "on a knife-edge" and violence could resume at any moment in the southern city of Suweida, which saw deadly clashes last month, the top UN envoy for Syria warned on Thursday. Geir Pedersen told the UN Security Council that while violence in Suweida has largely subsided following a ceasefire, "the threat of renewed conflict is ever-present — as are the political centrifugal forces that threaten Syria's sovereignty, unit…
UN envoy warns of renewed violence in Syria month into fragile ceasefire
UNITED NATIONS -- Syria's transition remains "on a knife-edge" and violence could resume at any moment in the southern city of Sweida, which saw deadly clashes last month, the top UN envoy for Syria warned on Thursday.
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UN envoy warns of renewed violence in Syria a month into a fragile ceasefire
The top U.N. envoy for Syria is warning that its transition remains “on a knife-edge” and violence could resume at any moment in the southern city of Sweida, which saw deadly clashes last month.
UN warns situation in Syria remains fragile amid shaky ceasefire
NEW YORK CITY: The UN’s special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, told the Security Council on Thursday that the situation in the country remains “deeply fragile,” with a ceasefire in Sweida under growing strain and political tensions on the rise. He urged the international community to renew its efforts to protect civilians, ensure accountability, and support a Syrian-led
The city was a center of clashes between Druze and Bedouins and then the army of the interim government intervened
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