Syrian rebel downbeat on ceasefire chances, cites Nusra problem

A U.S.-Russian plan for a cessation of hostilities in Syria is flawed because it will allow the government and its allies to target rebel forces on the grounds they are attacking the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, a rebel leader said on Monday. Bashar al-Zoubi, head of the political office of the Yarmouk Army, a Free Syrian Army group, said he expected Damascus and its Russian allies to continue to attack opposition-held territory on the pretext of fighting the Nusra Front. "Russia and the regime