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U.N. special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attends a news conference following Syria peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov

Syrian Opposition Says Regime Attacks Sabotage Ceasefire Efforts

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 19, 2017 | Middle East

Syrian rebel groups who have participated in peace talks said on Sunday that an upsurge in pro-regime army shelling and bombing was wrecking the prospects of maintaining a Russian-Turkish-brokered ceasefire. The rebel groups, mostly backed by Turkey, who attended two...

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Participants of Syria peace talks attend the meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan. REUTERS/ Mukhtar Kholdorbekov

Astana Talks: Before and After

by Taha Abed alWahed | Jan 30, 2017 | Features

Moscow- The peace talks held in Astana ended with results which differed according to the views of participating and organizing parties. However, the Syrians’ long awaited ceasefire that puts an end to their suffering was not reached. Therefore, it seems that the...

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Mohammad Alloush of the Jaish al Islam faction and member of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) attends a news conference after a meeting with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura during Syria Peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

HNC Member: Heading to Astana to Affirm Commitment to Ceasefire

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- ​Mohammad Alloush of the Jaish al-Islam faction and member of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said that the purpose of opposition’s participation in Astana negotiations is to affirm commitment to the ceasefire, release arrestees in the regime prisons and...

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Syrian Army soldier stands as people ride buses to be evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya, Syria on August 26, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

Assad Regime Enforces New Reconciliation in Barada Valley

by Youssef Diab and Caroline Akoum | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The Syrian regime imposed a new reconciliation on opposition forces in the Barada Valley where fighting stopped on Thursday following a ceasefire reached under the U.N. sponsorship. The truce agreement includes conditions that opposition factions had...

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A Turkish tank rolls into Syria from the Turkish border city of Karkamis in the southern region of Gaziantep, August 26, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Fate of Syrian Peace Talks Shaped by Ankara-held Sessions

by Saeed Abdelrazek and Caroline Akoum | Jan 11, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut- The fate of future Kazakhstan-held Syria peace talks, scheduled for later January, remains undetermined as Syrian opposition parties convene in Turkey on Wednesday to name the representing delegation. Russian and Turkish delegates will be attending the...