Syria’s Opposition Says It Will Not Take Part In Peace Talks
Syria’s Opposition Says It Will Not Take Part In Peace Talks
Syria’s opposition coalition released a statement this Tuesday saying that it would not take part in the Geneva peace talks scheduled for next month if President Bashar al-Assad didn't stop the constant bombarding of the rebel held part of Aleppo, Syria’s biggest city and former business capital.
With a death toll that exceeds 300 people in just this last week, the nine day bombardment of Aleppo is particularly savage as barrel bombs, oil drums that are filled with explosives and metal fragments are being used.
The opposition forces said that they cannot participate in any form of peace talks while such indiscriminate forms of bombardment continue in the city of Aleppo for the ninth consecutive day.
The Geneva peace talks have been dubbed “Geneva 2” and are a mixed effort of the United States, Russia and other world powers. They are scheduled to begin on the 22nd of January and have as a set goal the agreement upon a transitional government meant to bring Syria out of the almost three year old civil conflict.
Monzer Akbik, the chief of staff to Coalition President Ahmed Jarba said that the lack of western intervention is emboldening the Assad regime to escalate violence against opposition forces and the Syrian people.
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James Fried
on Thursday December 26 2013, 4:32 AM EST.
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