Kerry seeking cease-fire, aid for Syria

Published January 8, 2014 9:26pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is heading abroad to rally international support for ending the three-year civil war in Syria and help its victims. But the main opposition group that is seeking to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad still hasn’t decided whether to attend a high-level meeting later this month to potentially start negotiating a cease-fire.

The State Department said Wednesday that Kerry leaves on Saturday for Paris, where he will join foreign ministers from 11 nations working on a Syria proposal.

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