MESOP NEW : A RUSSIAN/OBAMA BACKED SHELTER FOR ASSAD

Russia and the United States have agreed to enforce a “regime of silence” in Latakia and Damascus, according to Russian media reports. The agreement, which will enter force at midnight, will preserve some aspects of the collapsing partial ceasefire in Syria and continue to allow the provision of humanitarian aid in certain areas. The agreement does not seem to cover Aleppo, though, which has seen a particularly bloody week. At least 200 civilians have died in the city over the last week as rebels have shelled government-held neighborhoods and Syrian jets have bombarded rebel districts. That includes a strike this morning that struck a medical clinic in the neighborhood of al-Marjah that had provided dental work and treatment for chronic illnesses. Another strike earlier this week destroyed a clinic operated by Médecins Sans Frontières in Aleppo’s Sukkari neighborhood, killing 30 people. www.mesop.de