GENEVA – A fragile ceasefire in Syria is in grave peril without urgent action, the UN top envoy to the war-ravaged country warned Friday, as violence surged on the ground.
The truce “is still in effect, but it is in great trouble if we don’t act quickly,” Staffan de Mistura told reporters, adding that peace talks in Geneva would continue through Wednesday.
UN-brokered talks aimed at ending Syria’s brutal conflict will push ahead until April 27, despite the departure of the main opposition group, a negotiator in the talks said Friday.
Syria’s main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) earlier this week halted its formal participation in the round of talks that began in Geneva on April 13 in frustration over surging violence on the ground.De Mistura was meanwhile pushing ahead with his marathon of meetings.

Source: AFP, 22 April 2016