UN calls for peace in Syria durin Ramadan

UN head Ban Ki-Moon called on all parties in the war to observe a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Ban called on all Syrian parties to observe a truce during Ramadan.

“I am calling for every military unit of the regular army and the Free Syrian Army, for every person holding a gun, to stop fighting and offer this month of peace as a collective present to their people,” he said in a statement

He added in his “Ramadan appeal” a call for the release of detainees.

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