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Resolution
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2401 was unanimously adopted on 24 February 2018. It calls for a nationwide ceasefire in
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
for 30 days. According to the resolution, the cease-fire does not apply to military operations against the
Islamic State
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,
al-Qaeda
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and
Al-Nusra Front
Al-Nusra Front or Jabhat al-Nusra ( ar, جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام, Jabhat an-Nuṣrah li-Ahl ish-Sham lit. ''Front of the Supporters of the People of Syria/the Levant''), known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham ( ar, جبهة فتح ال ...
and their associates, and other terrorist groups as designated by the Security Council.
While
People's Protection Units
The People's Defense Units (YPG), (YPG) ; ar, وحدات حماية الشعب, Waḥdāt Ḥimāyat aš-Šaʽb) also called People's Protection Units, is a mainly-Kurdish militia in Syria and the primary component of the Syrian Democra ...
accepted the resolution 2401 and said that it would act, according to the
Sana news agency, the
Turkish Army
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continues to fight in
Afrin, and has continued its attacks after the passage of the resolution.
French President
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,
Emmanuel Macron
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, telephoned the
Turkish President
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,
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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, telling him that the truce in Syria also applies in the
Afrin Region
Afrin Region ( ku, Herêma Efrînê, ar, إقليم عفرين, syc, ܦܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܦܪܝܢ, translit=Ponyotho d'Afrin) is the westernmost of the three original regions of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
The region p ...
. "I think the resolution was clear here in naming exactly which groups are considered to be exempt from the ceasefire,"
State Department Spokesperson Nauert said. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister,
Bekir Bozdag
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Given name
* Bekir Fikri (1882–1914), Ottoman officer and revolutionary
* Bekir Sıtkı Bircan (1886–1967), Turkish footballer
* Bekir Bozdağ (born ...
, has accused the United States of using
double standard
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s.
See also
*
List of United Nations resolutions concerning Syria
The United Nations resolutions concerning Syria have mainly dealt with the Arab–Israeli conflict, Syrian occupation of Lebanon and the Syrian Civil War.
Security Council Resolutions
General Assembly Resolutions
See also
* Vetoed UN r ...
*
Rif Dimashq offensive (February 2018) Rif Dimashq offensive may refer to Syrian Civil War offensives:
*Rif Dimashq offensive (August–October 2012) by the Syrian Army
*Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012–February 2013) by the Free Syrian Army and Al-Nusra Front
*Rif Dimashq offensiv ...
References
2401
February 2018 events
2018 in Syria
2401
Syrian peace process
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