Syrian president bashar alassad
Israel to Russia: Assad's safe from us, but Iran must quit Syria
Israel has signalled openness to eventual ties with Assad, a tacit acknowledgement that he is re-consolidating power as he routs Syria’s rebels.
France on Friday said the Syrian government was doing nothing to reach a peace agreement after almost seven years of war.
Previous rounds of talks have gone almost nowhere, with de Mistura shuttling between hotels and meeting multiple delegations separately.
UN Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura said on Monday the Syrian government had not yet confirmed that it would attend the talks.
Before assuming office in January, Trump suggested he could end support for Free Syrian Army groups and give priority to the fight against Islamic State.
A senior rebel warned the truce 'will not hold out' as some fighting persisted and aid failed to come through.
At least 23 people were killed in Russian air strikes overnight in the Syrian rebel-held city of Idlib.
Obama described Assad as a tyrant & as the chief culprit behind the 4-year civil war.
The US backs anti-government rebels and wants to train and equip them to counter the Islamic State.
The attacker also wounded 60 Shia militiamen, who had helped govt forces retake Jurf al-Sakhkar.
A third night of US-led air strikes targeted Islamic State-controlled oil refineries in eastern Syria.
Close to a 1,000 Syrian Kurds gathered on the border seeking to cross into Turkey on Friday.
Western officials believe the Syrian army has been under growing strain since ISIS staged advances.
Sources report that top Islamic State leaders were among the foreign fighters killed.
The dead are said to number as many as 250 soldiers.
The Pentagon are preparing options for an assault on ISIS fighters.
ISIS stormed Tabqa air base near Raqqa city on Sunday after days of fighting with the army.
The UN has confirmed Peter Theo Curtis was released to its peacekeeping force.
The bombs were placed in two tunnels running under the city.