(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syria's main opposition grouping said Wednesday it would respect a provisional ceasefire in Syria "for two weeks", ahead of the proposed start of the truce this weekend.
"The High Negotiations Committee believes a provisional truce for two weeks would provide a chance to determine the commitment of the other side" to the ceasefire, the group said in a statement.
A regime army source told AFP that Daraya, a southern suburb of Damascus, is not included in the planned ceasefire.
The powerful Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said it will abide by the ceasefire, but reserves the right to respond if attacked, YPG official Redur Xelil told Reuters on Wednesday.
"We, in the People's Protection Units (YPG), give great importance (to the plan), and we will abide by it completely, while reserving the right to respond to any aggressor in the framework of legitimate self-defence," Xelil said.
The YPG has been an important partner for the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria, but has also been fighting Syrian insurgent groups in northwestern Syria near Aleppo in recent weeks. Islamic State is not included in the "cessation of hostilities" agreement. (With agencies)
"The High Negotiations Committee believes a provisional truce for two weeks would provide a chance to determine the commitment of the other side" to the ceasefire, the group said in a statement.
A regime army source told AFP that Daraya, a southern suburb of Damascus, is not included in the planned ceasefire.
The powerful Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said it will abide by the ceasefire, but reserves the right to respond if attacked, YPG official Redur Xelil told Reuters on Wednesday.
"We, in the People's Protection Units (YPG), give great importance (to the plan), and we will abide by it completely, while reserving the right to respond to any aggressor in the framework of legitimate self-defence," Xelil said.
The YPG has been an important partner for the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria, but has also been fighting Syrian insurgent groups in northwestern Syria near Aleppo in recent weeks. Islamic State is not included in the "cessation of hostilities" agreement. (With agencies)
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