WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earlier on Tuesday, US State Department spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that the suspended agreement between the United States and Russia on cessation of hostilities in Syria can be implemented again.
On September 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry unveiled a new peace plan to address the conflict. The ceasefire deal was later shattered by numerous violations that resulted in intensified fighting between the Syrian government and militants in Aleppo.
"During this period of seven days, the opposition attacked government of Syria forces 350 times," Kislyak stated on Tuesday. "This is very telling as to where we are."
The problem, Kislyak argued, is that Syrian opposition forces are embedded with terrorists, including al-Qaeda, which has been ruling over parts of Aleppo with an "iron fist."
