Current Edition About Subscribe The Jerusalem Center

Daily Alert Archive

Every Daily Alert Since 2002

Search

Search more than 90,000 news items by topic, author, or source.
Use " " to search for multiple words and phrases.

Trending Topics

December 2, 2016       Share:    

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/bc167c3a-b71d-11e6-961e-a1acd97f622d

Syrian Rebels in Secret Talks with Moscow to End Aleppo Fighting

(Financial Times-UK) Erika Solomon, Mehul Srivastasa, and Geoff Dyer - Syrian rebels are in secret talks with Russia to end the fighting in Aleppo, according to opposition figures. Turkey has been brokering the talks in Ankara. "The Russians and Turks are talking without the U.S. now. It [Washington] is completely shut out of these talks," said one opposition figure. While the secret contacts are not the first time a rebel representative has met with the Russians, those familiar with the talks said it was the first time such a large number of opposition groups were involved.

View the full edition of Daily Alert

Back to Archive

Subscribe to Daily Alert: