Syria peace talks hit trouble after Damascus blasts kill 60

2016-02-01 01:21:51

(MENAFN- Asia Times) Islamic State bombings killed 60 people near an ancient Shiite shrine in Sayeda Zeinab on the outskirts of Damascus Jan 31

The head of the Syrian government delegation retorted that the blasts in Damascus which the Interior Ministry blamed on a car bomb and two suicide bombers merely confirmed the link between the opposition and terrorism – even though Islamic State has been excluded from the talks.

The United Nations is aiming for six months of negotiations first seeking a ceasefire later working toward a political settlement to the civil war that has also killed over 250000 people driven more than 10 million from their homes and drawn in global powers.

Only on Friday the HNC said it would boycott the process insisting it wanted an end to air strikes and sieges of Syrian towns before joining the negotiations. This forced de Mistura — who invited the government and opposition umbrella group for “proximity talks” in which he would meet each side in separate rooms — to set the ball rolling with only the government delegation. Read More

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