Return to nationwide Syria ceasefire is top priority: Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry is urging a return to a nationwide ceasefire in Syria, deeming it a top priority, his spokesman has said.
"The Secretary made clear that ending the violence in Aleppo and returning ultimately to a durable, nationwide cessation is a top priority," spokesman John Kirby yesterday said in outlining phone calls between the top US diplomat and the UN's Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura, as well as the general coordinator of Syria's main opposition High Negotiations Committee.