Syrian opposition seeks unified front at Riyadh conference

Syria’s disparate political and armed opposition factions are coming together in Saudi Arabia for a conference aimed at pursuing peace talks. Representatives will attempt to agree a common position from which to negotiate with the government of Bashar al-Assad. It is the first time most of the main rebel groups have been involved in peace […]

Syria’s disparate political and armed opposition factions are coming together in Saudi Arabia for a conference aimed at pursuing peace talks.
Representatives will attempt to agree a common position from which to negotiate with the government of Bashar al-Assad.
It is the first time most of the main rebel groups have been involved in peace moves since the conflict began. World powers want peace talks between a unified opposition delegation and the government to start next month.
They see a political solution to the four-and-a-half-year-old conflict as an important step in a process that will eventually lead to the elimination of the self-styled Islamic State (IS), which controls large parts of northern and eastern Syria