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United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura attends a news conference ahead of intra-Syria talks at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura, left, holds talks with Syria’s main opposition negotiator Nasr al-Hariri/Reuters Martial Trezzini
Trump’s Priorities in Syria Lead to Uncertainty
Geneva, Beirut- The priorities of the Trump administration uncovered by US officials on Thursday have mixed all the cards on the eve of the end of Syria’s fifth round of peace talks held in Geneva. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and US ambassador to the UN both...Caption:
UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura gives a press conference during the Intra-Syrian peace talks at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, on March 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DESMAZES
Arab-Kurdish Administration in Raqqa following ISIS
Beirut, Paris, New York – An Arab-Kurdish administration could see the light in Raqqa and its suburbs after their liberation from ISIS, while the international coalition are overseeing the training of a local police force to perform security missions in the city...Caption:
FILE PHOTO – Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Gennady Gatilov/ REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud/Pool
Russia’s Call for ‘Terrorism’ on Agenda of Geneva Talks Leads to Confusion
Ankara- Russia’s deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov threw on Tuesday the ball of the intra-Syrian talks in the camp of U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura after announcing from Geneva that “the fight against terrorism is a priority and should be on the agenda along...Caption:
A rebel fighter stands with his weapon near a military vehicle on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, Syria February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi