Syria: 19 rebel groups reject Geneva talks
“Nineteen Islamist groups fighting to topple President Bashar Al Assad have rejected outright a mooted US-Russian peace initiative for Syria dubbed Geneva 2, a statement said. ‘We announce that the Geneva 2 conference is not, nor will it ever be our people’s choice or our revolution’s demand,’ the groups said in a late Saturday statement read in an online video by Ahmad Eisa Al Shaikh, chief of the Suqur Al Sham chief. “