BBC Online :A US push for an immediate ceasefire in Syria has run into Russian opposition ahead of talks aimed at reviving stalled peace negotiations.Russia is reported to have proposed starting the ceasefire on 1 March, but the US believes Moscow is giving itself and the Syrian government three weeks to crush rebel forces.World powers are meeting in Munich later for talks on the Syria conflict.Discussions come amid fresh warnings of a worsening humanitarian situation.A surge in fighting in Syria’s northern Aleppo province has displaced about 50,000 people, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned – adding that supply routes for aid have been cut, putting civilians under “enormous pressure”. Kurdish fighters, reportedly backed by Russian air strikes, have meanwhile driven Islamist rebels from a former Syrian military air base north of Aleppo.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, said Russian aircraft had carried out at least 30 raids against the remnants of the rebel force at Menagh, allowing Kurds to take full control overnight.
