A top U.N. official warned Thursday of the consequences of allowing Syria’s war to rage unchecked for yet another year as Russia intensified the first diplomatic push in a year to end to the devastating conflict.
People wait amid rubble at a military checkpoint in the town of Beit Sahm, Syria, before going to buy food and other essentials. (AP)
Expectations that the Russian effort will succeed where others have failed are low: The factions remain far apart, and the main opposition groups have so far said they will not participate in talks with the Syrian government that Moscow is planning to host at the end of the month.