Syria's political opposition hopes Hillary Clinton wins the US presidential election next week because she has a better understanding of the conflict thanDonald Trump, according to members of a delegation holding talks at the United Nations. Clinton has called for the establishment of a no-fly zone and "safe zones" on the ground in Syria to protect non-combatants. Khoja, leading the Syrian opposition delegation in Geneva, disagreed with this viewpoint. Kabawat, an attorney and a member of the opposition High Negotiations Committee, added that the Syrian political opposition wanted to see women playing an equal role to men in the nation's politics. The Syrian Network of Human Rights has documented more than 90,000 detainees held by the Syrian government, 6,000 held by Islamic State and 2,400 held by the rest of the opposition, but estimates the real numbers are twice as high.

Source: The Star October 31, 2016 12:49 UTC