Red Cross negotiates Syria humanitarian ceasefire with Assad regime

21.02.2012                      28.Schwat. 5772

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Red Cross negotiates Syria humanitarian ceasefire with Assad regime

Geneva-based group seeking two-hour cessation of hostilities in hotspots including Homs, where opposition strongholds have been under fire for weeks.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is negotiating with Syrian authorities and opposition fighters on a ceasefire to bring life-saving aid to civilians hardest hit by the conflict, it said on Monday.
"The ICRC is exploring several possibilities for delivering urgently needed humanitarian aid. These include a cessation of fighting in the most affected areas to facilitate swift Syrian Arab Red Crescent and ICRC access to the people in need," ICRC spokeswoman Carla Haddad said….