Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) in Ankara, Turkey February 8, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is committed to securing a ceasefire in Syria, but needs to consider options in case the diplomatic push falls short, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.
Testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, State Department envoy Brett McGurk said the United States needs "to be thinking ahead."
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