Via CBS:
The Syrian government said Tuesday that it had accepted a proposed truce in the country, adding that operations would nevertheless continue against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al Qaeda’s branch in Syria.
A Foreign Ministry statement on Tuesday said government forces would have the right to respond to any violation carried out by insurgents.
CBS News’ George Baghdadi said the government statement made it clear the military offensive against ISIS, al Qaeda’s al Nusra Front, and “other related terrorist groups” would continue. Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s regime refers to all insurgent and opposition groups battling to topple him as terrorist groups.
That, explains CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer, essentially gives the Syrian forces free reign to continue attacking anyone they want — including groups backed by the U.S.