The main rebel group in the southern pocket of Syria’s opposition-held eastern Ghouta told Reuters on Sunday it was negotiating with a United Nations delegation about a ceasefire, aid and the evacuation of urgent medical cases, Reuters reported
“We are engaged in arranging serious negotiations to guarantee the safety and protection of civilians,” said Wael Alwan, the Istanbul-based spokesman for Failaq al-Rahman, in a voice recording.
After the adoption of the UN Security Council resolution on the humanitarian ceasefire in Syria, 329 people, including 57 children and 29 women, became the victims of attacks by the Syrian government forces in Eastern Ghouta, the blocked suburb of Damascus.
On Feb. 25, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution, which calls on the conflicting parties in Syria to immediately declare a 30-day truce.
Syria has been suffering from an armed conflict since March 2011, which, according to the UN, has claimed more than 500,000 lives.