Syrian opposition figure says ceasefire never took hold

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The coordinator of Syria's main opposition group said on Monday that a ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia never took hold and called on the world to put an end to the "criminality" of the Syrian government.

"There was no ceasefire to begin with for us to say whether it failed or succeeded," Riad Hijab, general coordinator of the High Negotiations Committee, told reporters.