Situation Remains Unclear in Geneva as De Mistura Announces Start of Talks
Doubts about the direction of negotiations drag on as UN envoy declares beginning to peace talks following meeting with opposition delegation at UN headquarters
Doubts about the direction of negotiations drag on as UN envoy declares beginning to peace talks following meeting with opposition delegation at UN headquarters
Despite doctors’ continuous warnings to stay away from the video, the brutal and ugly content, I eventually dared to follow the envoy’s speech, to try to find a glimmer of hope or beam of light for the great Syrian people — or what remains of it
Loyalist media publish names of regime negotiation team, including relative of controversial opposition figure Roay Sherbiji and notorious security official Samer Bareedi
Washington is truly working for an independent Kurdish state in the near east
International players urge Syrian opposition to attend talks as debate continues around the composition of the opposition’s delegation, goodwill measures, and the negotiation agenda ahead of Friday’s peace talks in Geneva
Witnesses say Russian air force is using cluster munitions and “advanced” missiles against areas of rebel-held Homs
Defense ministers from Russia and Syria meet to assess Moscow’s anti-terror campaign in Syria
“We did not postpone the talks, and any reports about a change or delay comes from media outlets”
Opposition fighters foil regime attack on southern countryside of Hama, killing three soldiers
Russia’s deputy foreign minister declares peace talks later this week will be between Syrians alone
Manna is not part of the main opposition delegation, which was formed at a meeting in Saudi Arabia and has yet to say if it will take part in the peace talks
Opposition’s negotiating delegation in disarray as US secretary of state warns it could lose political and military support if it refuses to accept the conditions of the upcoming Geneva talks
Opposition figures rally in Turkey’s largest city ahead of peace talks in Geneva to protest the international community’s submission to Moscow and Damascus’ demands
Russian air force operations against terrorists in Syria have drastically altered the situation on the ground, foreign minister tells reporters in Moscow
Russia’s support for regime onslaught of moderate opposition and civilians risks damaging the already fragile process of intra-Syrian negotiations
“After my father died, we continued digging the hole so we could have a place to hide from the planes that fly over our heads every day to take photos and bomb us”
Invitation comes in light of the ongoing attempts by Russia to impose specific names on the opposition’s representation at the Geneva peace talks
Local media activist says fatal car bombing caused damage to a number of residential buildings, including a nearby medical clinic
Opposition figure says Saudi foreign minister “personally” responsible for delay of the upcoming Geneva peace talks
At least 10 confirmed dead in attack targeting northern town near the Turkish border
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