UN Suspends Syria Peace Talks Temporarily Amid Assad Offensive
- Syrian government said to cut off Aleppo rebel supply lines
- Russia vows more airstrikes as U.S. cites civilian casualties
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The United Nations suspended Syria peace talks until later this month, just days after they officially began, as a government offensive made major progress, reportedly cutting off rebel supply lines between the northern city of Aleppo and Turkey.
The UN’s special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, on Wednesday announced what he called a “temporary pause” until Feb. 25 to the talks in Geneva. A civil war that has killed 250,000 people over five years and forced millions of others to flee their homes has confronted Europe with the rising threat of terrorism and a growing migrant crisis.