Top negotiator for Syrian opposition quits talks

Published May 30th, 2016 - 07:30 GMT
Chief negotiator for the main Syrian opposition umbrella group the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), Jaysh al-Islam's Mohammed Alloush. (AFP/File)
Chief negotiator for the main Syrian opposition umbrella group the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), Jaysh al-Islam's Mohammed Alloush. (AFP/File)

The chief peace negotiator of Syria’s main opposition bloc has quit over the failure of the UN-backed Geneva peace talks.

Mohammed Alloush from the Saudi-based High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said the talks had failed to stop the bloodshed …..and failed to push Syria towards a political transition without [Bashar] al-Assad.

The UN-backed parties have not set a date for the resumption of the peace talks after the HNC suspended their participation over intensifying of regime air strikes in recent weeks.

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