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Islamist rebels reject 'hollow' Syria peace talks

A powerful alliance of Syrian Islamist rebels rejected upcoming peace talks on Sunday, meaning that even if the talks reach an unlikely breakthrough in the three year old civil war, it will be harder to implement it on the ground. Syria's main political opposition group in exile, the...

Syrian opposition under pressure to decide on peace talks

Syria's opposition gathered in Istanbul on Friday to vote on whether to attend peace talks next week with President Bashar al-Assad's government, under heavy pressure from Western backers to endorse negotiations. With just five days to go, the opposition National Coalition remains...