- Sweden, Kuwait Presents An Edited Draft To UN For Syria's Ceasefire

- Sweden and Kuwait on Thursday presented an edited draft UN Security Council resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in #Syria.

The edited draft specifies that the 30-day humanitarian truce would not apply to ISIS or Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham HTS, according to AFP.

Diplomats said the change could address Russia’s concerns over the proposed resolution demanding the ceasefire to allow urgent deliveries of humanitarian aid.

The council is considering the 30-day truce following a military escalation by #Assad regime forces across Syria and especially in Eastern Ghouta area where more than 240 civilians killed in 5 days.

The draft resolution specifies that the ceasefire would go into effect 72 hours after adoption by the council.

Deliveries of urgently needed food and medical supplies would begin 48 hours after the start of the ceasefire as would medical evacuations, according to the text.

The measure would also call on all parties to immediately lift sieges, including in Eastern Ghouta, Yarmouk, Foua and Kefraya. All sides in Syria must “cease depriving civilians of food and medicine indispensable to their survival,” and allow evacuations of Syrians who want to leave, said the text.