“U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry kicked off a long-awaited international conference aimed at ending the Syrian civil war by demanding the removal of President Bashar al-Assad and his family from power. Mr. Kerry’s comments Wednesday were immediately challenged by Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, who accused the U.S. and its Middle East allies, particularly Turkey and Saudi Arabia, of supporting…
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Source: Kerry Opens Syria Talks by Saying Assad Must Go – WSJ.com