The United Nations special envoy for Syria said Wednesday he intends to bring the government and foreign-backed armed opposition back to Geneva for a fifth round of talks on March 23 to pursue agreement on a transition to end the six-year war. Staffan de Mistura told reporters after briefing the ...
Turkey’s military says Turkish, US and Russian chiefs of military staff are meeting in southern Turkey to discuss developments in Syria and Iraq. The surprise meeting between Turkey’s Gen. Hulusi Akar, the U.S. Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford, and Gen. Valery Gerasimov, the chief ...