US reviewing Russian peace plan for Syria

Published May 8, 2017 4:23pm ET



The U.S. is reviewing a Russian-backed plan that is aimed a lowering the level of violence but establishing “de-confliction zones” in Syria, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday.

“All wars eventually come to an end, and we’ve been looking for a long time how to bring this one to an end,” Mattis told reporters traveling with him to a counter-ISIS meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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