Syrian Opposition Says No Common Ground With Government Proposals In Talks

The Syrian opposition said on Tuesday there was no common ground with the government after more than a week of peace talks, accusing Damascus of renewing sieges and stepping up barrel bombings on civilians.

“We are not finding any common ground in the paper submitted by the government to U.N. special envoy (Staffan de Mistura),” said Asaad al-Zoubi (pictured above), head of the main opposition council’s delegation.

He said the government had increased the number of sieges from 12 to 25 and stepped up a barrel bombing campaign over recent days.