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Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts) Sat Oct 24, 2015, 11:24 AM Oct 2015

US and Russia discuss prospect of talks between Syrian leaders and opposition

Source: Guardian UK

The US secretary of state, John Kerry, and Russia’s foreign minister have spoken about holding talks between the Syrian government and the opposition.

In a telephone conversation on Saturday held at the request of Kerry, he and Sergei Lavrov also discussed enlisting other countries in the region to help push the political process forward, the Russian foreign ministry said.

Lavrov also appeared on Russian state TV on Saturday urging an intensification of efforts to find a political solution to the war. He said Moscow was ready to coordinate with the US in fighting terrorism in Syria.

He also said that Russia would be ready to help western-backed Free Syrian Army rebels if it knew their locations.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/24/russian-intervention-in-syria-a-gift-to-terrorists-says-gulf-council-leader

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US and Russia discuss prospect of talks between Syrian leaders and opposition (Original Post) Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 OP

Russia would be ready to help western-backed Free Syrian Army rebels if it knew their locations uawchild Oct 2015 #1

It appears we don't actually know where we dropped 50 tons of munitions. Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #2

It sounds like the "Free Syrian Army" is likely a construct or actually al-Nusra newthinking Oct 2015 #3

uawchild

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1. Russia would be ready to help western-backed Free Syrian Army rebels if it knew their locations

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 11:36 AM

Oct 2015

Do _we_ even know the locations of the Free Syrian Army rebels? Aren't they intermingled with Al Nusra and ISIS contingents?

In any case the prospect of peace talks is encouraging, it's the only way to stop the carnage and the killing of civilians.

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)

2. It appears we don't actually know where we dropped 50 tons of munitions.

Reply to uawchild (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 11:38 AM

Oct 2015

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/13/us-syria-rebels-ammunition-airdrop-isis-assad-regime

newthinking

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3. It sounds like the "Free Syrian Army" is likely a construct or actually al-Nusra

Reply to uawchild (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 03:00 PM

Oct 2015

It appears that our "allies" in the region were likely actually extremist/terrorist groups willing to work as mercenaries. It seems all fucked up.

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