UN hopeful of humanitarian pause in Aleppo fighting
The United Nations said on Thursday that intensive diplomacy was going on to try to agree a humanitarian pause in the fighting in the Syrian...
Syrian opposition
Major powers fail to agree new date for Syria peace talks (Update 2)
Major power foreign ministers failed to agree a new date to resume Syrian peace talks at a meeting on Tuesday, and the opposition said it...
Syrian talks’ future bleak as fighting rages and both sides obdurate
By John Irish and Tom Perry Prospects for reviving Syrian peace talks were bleak on Tuesday with the opposition saying the postponement was indefinite with...
Syrian opposition not optimistic about Geneva peace talks
The Syrian opposition is not optimistic about upcoming peace talks in Geneva because there is no international will for a political transition, opposition member Riad...
Syria opposition to go to peace talks, says Assad escalating war
By John Davison Syria‘s main opposition group said it would attend peace talks on Monday but accused the government of President Bashar al-Assad of preparing...
Obama cautious on Syria plan as opposition yet to commit (Updated)
By Jeff Mason and Tom Perry US President Barack Obama expressed caution on Wednesday about a plan to stop fighting in Syria, while the main...
Syrian opposition says temporary truce possible if Russia stops air strikes
Syria’s opposition on Saturday said it had agreed to the “possibility” of a temporary truce, provided there were guarantees Damascus’s allies including Russia would cease...
Syrian rebels say reinforcements get free passage via Turkey
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi Syrian rebels have brought at least 2,000 reinforcements through Turkey in the past week to bolster the fight against Kurdish-led militias north...
Germany presses Russia, Assad regime to reduce attacks around Aleppo
Germany’s foreign minister pressed Russia and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Monday to reduce attacks around Aleppo and called on all parties in the...
Gloom at Syria talks as Russia backs government advance
By Warren Strobel and John Irish Major powers began a new round of Syria talks on Thursday focusing on calls for a ceasefire and access...
