Syrian opposition figures are hoping to persuade Hillary Clinton to adopt a more robust attitude, should she become US president next month. Russia came to Syria to fight terrorists. “We are considering additional sanctions and we are also making clear that President [Barack] Obama has not taken any options off the table,” Kerry said. It appears that Russia excluded France and the UK from those talks in a sign that the old International Syria Support Group is being broken up. He claimed the proposal for an international convoy found support from several parties at the meeting, especially from the UN’s Syria envoy, Staffan de Mistura.

Source: The Guardian October 16, 2016 18:33 UTC