John Kirby, State Department Spokesperson.
U.S. Department of State - Daily Briefing: Apr.25.2016
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/201...
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XtWl...
TURKEY EXERCISES 'DECISIVE INFLUENCE' ON SYRIAN 'HNC': LAVROV - 25 Apr - (excerpt) "We are currently collecting information that Jebhat al-Nusra (al-Nusra Front) subjugates groups that seemed to have declared truce and readiness to join ceasefire," Lavrov said, adding, "We will summarize facts and present them to [the] UN Security Council to adjust terrorist lists."
Read more: http://presstv.ir/Detail/2016/04/25/4...
MILITANTS SHELL ALEPPO, KILLING 16, INJURING DOZENS AMID FRAGILE SYRIA CEASEFIRE - 25 Apr - Al-Qaeda-linked militants have shelled the Syrian city of Aleppo, killing 16 people and injuring 86, state news agency SANA reports, as the fragile ceasefire is being threatened by resurging violence.
Read more: https://www.rt.com/news/340892-milita...
MEDIA AND ACTIVISTS SAY THAT VIOLENCE IN SYRIA KILLED AT LEAST 28 PEOPLE, FURTHER DAMAGING A CEASE-FIRE THAT HAS EFFECTIVELY COLLAPSED - 25 Apr - (excerpt) Following the meeting with de Mistura, Syria's U.N. ambassador Bashar Ja'afari blamed the violence in Aleppo and Damascus on "terrorists" bent on foiling the cease-fire and the peace talks and which he said were backed by regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Turkey. He said his government has asked the U.N. Security Council and the Secretary-General "to take immediate steps to help the Syria government to combat terrorism in accordance with relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions and to hold accountable the governments of states sponsoring terrorism about such a bloody escalation."
Read more: http://www.usnews.com/news/world/arti...
