It should be noted that this vote follows the Ankara meeting of Erdogan, Putin and Rouhani.The situation in northwest Syria aka Idlib was discussed and addressed by the trio. Still Kuwait, Germany and Belgium felt it necessary to submit a resolution which was countered with a rival draft from China and Russia. Highly suggestive the US and friends don't want a resolution in Idlib. Or at least not the one Iran, Russia and Turkey are working towards.Russian and Syrian forces stand guard as civilians enter a crossing into Idlib Province.Link
The council is set to decide between a resolution submitted by Kuwait, Germany, and Belgium and a rival draft put forward by Russia and China. The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on September 19 on rival draft resolutions calling for a truce in northwest Syria.The resolution by Kuwait and the European countries calls for the Security Council to demand all sides "immediately cease hostilities" in Syria's Idlib Province.It calls for a cease-fire to begin at noon local time on September 21 and says it would help "avoid a further deterioration of the already catastrophic humanitarian situation in Idlib."Diplomats have told Reuters that Moscow wants language included that would exempt from the truce any military actions against armed groups blacklisted by the Security Council.The United States and others have refused Moscow's demand, diplomats said. The draft instead insists that "member states ensure that all measures taken to counter terrorism, including in Idlib Governorate, comply with their obligations under international law."
Again we see the US protecting their terrorists.
Washington and other Western states have accused Moscow and allied Syrian forces of targeting civilians in Idlib.Russia and Syria deny the charge, claiming they have targeted militants, including the Nusra Front, an extremist group also known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham that has been linked to Al-Qaeda.Russia and China put forward a separate text to the UN that "reaffirms that the cessation of hostilities shall not apply to military operations against individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with terrorist groups, as designated by the Security Council," according to a text seen by Reuters.
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