Syria's warring sides gather for new attempt to break deadlock


  • World
  • Monday, 23 Jan 2017

A rebel fighter stands near a hole in the wall as he carries his weapon on the outskirts of Al-Bab town in Syria January 22, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

ASTANA (Reuters) - Syria's warring sides meet in Kazakhstan's capital on Monday with Russia, Turkey and Iran, sponsors of the talks, trying to make progress towards a goal others have repeatedly failed to reach: an end to the six-year-old conflict.

The talks are the first time the opposition and representatives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have come together since United Nations-brokered negotiations in Geneva were suspended early last year.

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