This comes as the latest round of Syrian peace talks are close to collapse in Geneva, after the opposition pulled out of the formal negotiations in protest of ceasefire violations by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and its backers. Senior opposition negotiator Mohammed Alloush spoke out.

Mohammed Alloush: “When there are 70 airstrikes and when there is mobilizing of troops, when Iran sends further armed men and Russia sends a large group of rockets and unmanned planes, all this tells us that there is no real will for a political solution that ensures the safety and stability in the country and ensures transition of political power.”