ICRC seeking to clinch humanitarian truce in Syria
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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday it was pursuing contact with anyone wielding "influence" in Syria to clinch an immediate ceasefire to enable life-saving aid to reach civilians trapped by fighting.
ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger was due to hold talks later in the day in Geneva with Basma Kodmani, a senior official of the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC). (Reuters)
