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Thursday 25 Feb 2016 - 12:46 Makkah mean time-16-5-1437
Turkish Deputy PM Numan Kurtulmus (Pic: Anadolu Agency)
Ankara (IINA) – Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus on Wednesday warned of the risks associated with the US-Russian deal on cessation of hostilities in Syria, Anadolu Agency reported.
In televised remarks, Kurtulmus welcomed the deal to temporarily halt fighting but added that the process “contains a danger” in that Russia and the Syrian government have said they would continue to attack “terrorists”.
According to Turkey and other members of the anti-Daesh coalition, both Moscow and Damascus have been attacking moderate opposition under the guise of fighting terrorists such as Daesh and the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front.
The agreement announced by the U.S. and Russia earlier in the week is for a cessation of hostilities to begin on midnight Friday Damascus local time. It is hoped it will allow for further aid to be delivered to desperate Syrians. Daesh and the Nusra Front are excluded from the cessation of hostilities.
Kurtulmus said Turkey would continue to respond to cross-border threats but would not initiate any military action.
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