Syria on Thursday said that the representatives of the armed groups (‘opposition’ High Negotiations Committee) are taking UN-backed peace talks “hostage” over its refusal to include terrorism on the agenda, insisting the HNC would be responsible if negotiations fail. “Progress in the Geneva round must not be held hostage by ...
US forces on Tuesday conducted a series of air strikes in Yemen against Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Pentagon said. “More than 20 strikes targeted AQAP militants, equipment and infrastructure in the Yemeni governorates of Abyan, Al Bayda and Shabwah,” Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said.
