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An over-crowded graveyard is pictured in the rebel held al-Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
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De Mistura said he expected the talks to be “complicated and difficult” [Denis Balibouse/Reuters]
U.N. Envoy Staffan de Mistura Offers to Escort Rebels out of Aleppo
U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura for Syria sounded an offer on Thursday to go to eastern Aleppo and escort up to 1,000 anti-regime fighters out of the city to try to bring an end to bombardment by Russian and Syrian forces. Mr. Mistura said history would judge...Caption:
Smoke rises after airstrikes on Aleppo’s Castello road, Syria June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail/File Photo
U.S.-Russian Syria Deal Lacks a Key Element: Trust
This time is different, or so U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would have us believe. A new Russian-U.S. agreement to ensure a cessation of hostilities in Syria, indeed, goes further than previous efforts, but the lack of...Caption:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Moscow, on March 24, 2016. AFP PHOTO
Lavrov and Kerry Optimistic about Syria Talks
London-Optimism prevailed over the diplomatic meetings concerning the intra-Syrian talks. U.N. Special Envoy Staffan De Mistura was hopeful that the Syrian peace talks will resume, while U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stressed on setting a date and had anticipated...Caption:
Lebanese army soldiers patrol on their armored vehicle the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Bekaa Valley March 20, 2014. REUTERS/HASSAN ABDALLAH/FILES