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Firstly, in the run-up to this cessation of hostilities there was a dramatic increase in the intensiveness ... of Russian aerial bombardment and also of the regime warplanes of Bashar al-Assad, secondly, the people living in rebel territory don't trust the Assad regime and see this cessation of hostilities as a trick designed so that the regime can take more territory. – Clarissa Ward	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Secondly, the people living in rebel territory don't trust the Assad regime and see this cessation of hostilities as a trick designed so that the regime can take more territory. – Clarissa Ward	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It is the best opportunity that the Syrian people have had over the last five years for lasting peace and stability, but we all know that without a meaningful political process and a political solution, both cessation of hostilities and entry of humanitarian assistance will not be enough to end the crisis in Syria. – Damascus Yacoub El Hillo	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The situation is not good, the violence continues. We are looking at an intensification of the conflict, not a cessation of hostilities. – Mercy Corps spokesman Delafield	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
And I believe that in the conversation that we had, we have reached a provisional agreement in principle on the terms of a cessation of hostilities that could begin in the coming days. – State John Kerry	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We have reached a provisional agreement in principle on the terms of a cessation of hostilities that could begin in the coming days, the modalities for a cessation of hostilities are now being completed. In fact, we are closer to a ceasefire today than we have been. – State John Kerry	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The modalities for a cessation of hostilities are now being completed. In fact, we are closer to a ceasefire today than we have been. – State John Kerry	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Second, we have agreed to implement a nationwide cessation of hostilities to begin in a target of one week's time. That's ambitious, but everybody is determined to move as rapidly as possible to try to achieve this. – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I'm pleased to say that as a result today in Munich, we believe we have made progress on both the humanitarian front and the cessation of hostilities front, and these two fronts, this progress, has the potential -- fully implemented, fully followed through on -- to be able to change the daily lives of the Syrian people, first, we have agreed to accelerate and expand the delivery of humanitarian aid beginning immediately. – State John Kerry	Found on CNN 8 years ago
First, we have agreed to accelerate and expand the delivery of humanitarian aid beginning immediately, second, we have agreed to implement a nationwide cessation of hostilities to begin in a target of one week's time. That's ambitious, but everybody is determined to move as rapidly as possible to try to achieve this. – State John Kerry	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The unilateral halt to hostilities has come to an end with the AKP's war policy and the latest attacks. – The PKK	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The FARC have complied in an acceptable manner with the ceasefire, but they have not fulfilled the end of hostilities against the civilian population, they continue extorting, illegal mining activities, sowing landmines. – Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We introduced this bipartisan bill to force a debate on how Congress has failed to carry out its Constitutional duty to authorize our military engagement in Iraq and Syria, for over 10 months the United States has been engaged in hostilities in Iraq and Syria without debating an authorization for this war. – Jim McGovern	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Increasing hostilities have led to (the) targeting of schools, health facilities and other social infrastructure, ... There are reports of damage to residential areas in different cities, and in Aden, minors have reportedly taken part in the fighting on all sides. – Erich Ogoso	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Iraq can't win the fight against ISIS's atrocities with attacks on civilians that violate the laws of war and fly in the face of human decency, militia abuses are wreaking havoc among some of Iraq's most vulnerable people and exacerbating sectarian hostilities. – Joe Stork	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Across all conflict lines we can see hostilities have ceased heavy armor started to be moved. – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Over the past several weeks there have been plenty of violations of the ceasefire, everyone agrees there is need to stop hostilities so to allow the Algerian talks to begin in an environment that is conducive. – Mongi Hamdi	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We need to have an effective ceasefire, so I'm already concerned that we are seeing this morning a continuation of hostilities. – The OSCE	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The true test of today's accord will be in its full and unambiguous implementation, including the durable end of hostilities and the restoration of Ukrainian control over its border with Russia. – White House	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The Pakistan army has adhered to its longstanding doctrine of distinguishing between terrorist groups that are engaged in hostilities with it and those who are willing to act as its proxies whether in Afghanistan and India, pakistan ... cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hound. – Vivek Katju	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Cessation of hostilities. War is over. If any Japanese airplanes appear, shoot them down in a friendly way. – William F. Halsey	added by paul8539 10 years ago
One quick and effective solution to the global economic crisis is a global economic and political reset. A global economic reset means that world leaders can come together to agree on debt forgiveness to all nations and restructuring of the global economy. Friends and enemies alike, no exceptions. To be fair to nations with lesser debts, they could be compensated on a ratio basis to enjoy treasury surpluses. A new international trade and reserve currency will probably be established to create a fair global economic system and to implement the reset. This could bring a new era of global prosperity and socioeconomic exchange. This is a much better alternative than currency wars, international hostilities and continuous risks of global socioeconomic shocks. – Med Jones	added by seattle29 13 years ago
The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting. – Sun-tzu	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Firstly, in the run-up to this cessation of hostilities there was a dramatic increase in the intensiveness ... of Russian aerial bombardment and also of the regime warplanes of Bashar al-Assad, secondly, the people living in rebel territory don't trust the Assad regime and see this cessation of hostilities as a trick designed so that the regime can take more territory.

– Clarissa Ward

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Secondly, the people living in rebel territory don't trust the Assad regime and see this cessation of hostilities as a trick designed so that the regime can take more territory.

– Clarissa Ward

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It is the best opportunity that the Syrian people have had over the last five years for lasting peace and stability, but we all know that without a meaningful political process and a political solution, both cessation of hostilities and entry of humanitarian assistance will not be enough to end the crisis in Syria.

– Damascus Yacoub El Hillo

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The situation is not good, the violence continues. We are looking at an intensification of the conflict, not a cessation of hostilities.

– Mercy Corps spokesman Delafield

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

And I believe that in the conversation that we had, we have reached a provisional agreement in principle on the terms of a cessation of hostilities that could begin in the coming days.

– State John Kerry

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We have reached a provisional agreement in principle on the terms of a cessation of hostilities that could begin in the coming days, the modalities for a cessation of hostilities are now being completed. In fact, we are closer to a ceasefire today than we have been.

– State John Kerry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The modalities for a cessation of hostilities are now being completed. In fact, we are closer to a ceasefire today than we have been.

– State John Kerry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Second, we have agreed to implement a nationwide cessation of hostilities to begin in a target of one week's time. That's ambitious, but everybody is determined to move as rapidly as possible to try to achieve this.

– Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I'm pleased to say that as a result today in Munich, we believe we have made progress on both the humanitarian front and the cessation of hostilities front, and these two fronts, this progress, has the potential -- fully implemented, fully followed through on -- to be able to change the daily lives of the Syrian people, first, we have agreed to accelerate and expand the delivery of humanitarian aid beginning immediately.

– State John Kerry

Found on CNN
8 years ago

First, we have agreed to accelerate and expand the delivery of humanitarian aid beginning immediately, second, we have agreed to implement a nationwide cessation of hostilities to begin in a target of one week's time. That's ambitious, but everybody is determined to move as rapidly as possible to try to achieve this.

– State John Kerry

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The unilateral halt to hostilities has come to an end with the AKP's war policy and the latest attacks.

– The PKK

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The FARC have complied in an acceptable manner with the ceasefire, but they have not fulfilled the end of hostilities against the civilian population, they continue extorting, illegal mining activities, sowing landmines.

– Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We introduced this bipartisan bill to force a debate on how Congress has failed to carry out its Constitutional duty to authorize our military engagement in Iraq and Syria, for over 10 months the United States has been engaged in hostilities in Iraq and Syria without debating an authorization for this war.

– Jim McGovern

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Increasing hostilities have led to (the) targeting of schools, health facilities and other social infrastructure, ... There are reports of damage to residential areas in different cities, and in Aden, minors have reportedly taken part in the fighting on all sides.

– Erich Ogoso

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Iraq can't win the fight against ISIS's atrocities with attacks on civilians that violate the laws of war and fly in the face of human decency, militia abuses are wreaking havoc among some of Iraq's most vulnerable people and exacerbating sectarian hostilities.

– Joe Stork

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Across all conflict lines we can see hostilities have ceased heavy armor started to be moved.

– Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Over the past several weeks there have been plenty of violations of the ceasefire, everyone agrees there is need to stop hostilities so to allow the Algerian talks to begin in an environment that is conducive.

– Mongi Hamdi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We need to have an effective ceasefire, so I'm already concerned that we are seeing this morning a continuation of hostilities.

– The OSCE

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The true test of today's accord will be in its full and unambiguous implementation, including the durable end of hostilities and the restoration of Ukrainian control over its border with Russia.

– White House

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The Pakistan army has adhered to its longstanding doctrine of distinguishing between terrorist groups that are engaged in hostilities with it and those who are willing to act as its proxies whether in Afghanistan and India, pakistan ... cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hound.

– Vivek Katju

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Cessation of hostilities. War is over. If any Japanese airplanes appear, shoot them down in a friendly way.

– William F. Halsey

added by paul8539
10 years ago

One quick and effective solution to the global economic crisis is a global economic and political reset. A global economic reset means that world leaders can come together to agree on debt forgiveness to all nations and restructuring of the global economy. Friends and enemies alike, no exceptions. To be fair to nations with lesser debts, they could be compensated on a ratio basis to enjoy treasury surpluses. A new international trade and reserve currency will probably be established to create a fair global economic system and to implement the reset. This could bring a new era of global prosperity and socioeconomic exchange. This is a much better alternative than currency wars, international hostilities and continuous risks of global socioeconomic shocks.

– Med Jones

added by seattle29
13 years ago

The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.

– Sun-tzu

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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