Russia calls emergency U.N. task force meeting on Syria strikes

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura waits for the start of an international conference on the future of Syria and the region, in Brussels, Belgium, April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
MoreMOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has demanded an emergency meeting of the United Nations ceasefire task force in Geneva to discuss U.S. missile strikes on Syria, the RIA news agency quoted a diplomatic source as saying on Friday.
Such meetings are chaired by U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura and w