Red Cross Negotiating Humanitarian Cease Fire In Syria

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The Red Cross says it is negotiating with all parties in Syria to work out a “cessation of fighting” and to bring aid to the civilians hit hardest by the nearly year-long conflict, Reuters reports:

“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,” chief ICRC spokeswoman Carla Haddad told Reuters.

 
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