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Uncertainty at Syria Peace Talks

29/01/2016 GMT

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Fractured Syrian opposition casts shadow over UN sponsored talks

Fractured Syrian opposition casts shadow over UN sponsored talks.

Syria's fractured opposition leaves a shadow of doubt over UN sponsored talks due to start on Friday. Adviser to the talks Jan Egeland, is optimistic that the presence of Russia, the US, and Turkey in Geneva will ensure an end to the nearly five-year-long war.

(Photo: Members of Syrian pro-government forces stand in a road in the town of Rabia, Latakia province, 2016. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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