"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Russian senators emphasize Aleppo truce’s success depends on West, armed opposition- TASS

MOSCOW, October 18. /TASS/. The decision on halting airstrikes in Aleppo is a goodwill gesture on the part of the Syrian authorities and the Russian military, the success of the armistice depends on how it will be taken by the West and the armed opposition, members of Russia’s Federation Council (upper house of parliament) International Affairs and Defense Committees told TASS on Tuesday.

If the insurgents leave Aleppo, "the city will be able to go back to peaceful life," to get food, medications, evacuate the wounded, said Viktor Ozerov, the Chairman of the Federation Council Defense and Security Committee. "As for the humanitarian situation, of course, it will improve, if the other side agrees to the ceasefire," the senator stressed.