Chief Syrian opposition peace negotiator Mohammed Alloush announces resignation
Cited failure of the Geneva negotiations and the continued shelling of rebel-held areas by President Bashar al-Assad's regime as reasons for resignation
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The Syrian opposition's chief negotiator in stalled UN-brokered peace talks, Mohammed Alloush, has announced his resignation over the failure of the Geneva negotiations and the continued shelling of rebel-held areas by President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
"The three rounds of talks were unsuccessful because of the stubbornness of the regime and its continued bombardments and aggressions towards the Syrian people," Alloush, a member of the Jaish al-Islam rebel group, said in a statement on Twitter yesterday.
"I therefore announce my withdrawal from the delegation and my resignation," he said.
"The three rounds of talks were unsuccessful because of the stubbornness of the regime and its continued bombardments and aggressions towards the Syrian people," Alloush, a member of the Jaish al-Islam rebel group, said in a statement on Twitter yesterday.
"I therefore announce my withdrawal from the delegation and my resignation," he said.