Syrian opposition will form a 50-member delegation to participate in U.N.-sponsored talks in Geneva, the main Syrian opposition meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh told a news conference late on Thursday. “There will be further meetings tomorrow to decide the members of the delegation...

The size of Russia's military force in Syria is likely to be significantly reduced and a drawdown could start before the end of the year, the chief of the Russian military general staff said on Thursday. Russia's military support of Syrian President Bashar Assad, notably through air...

Syria's main opposition stuck by its demand Thursday that President Bashar Assad play no role in an interim period under any U.N.-sponsored peace deal, despite speculation it could soften its stance because of Assad's battlefield strength. "The participants stressed that this [the...

RIYADH: Syria's fragmented opposition doubled down on attempts to unify their ranks on Thursday, the second day of a Saudi-sponsored meeting ahead of next week's U.N.-brokered peace talks. Around 140 opposition figures are gathered in Riyadh in a bid to form a unified delegation to meet...