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In Geneva, Syrian Peace Talks Resume As Violence Continues

Published April 14, 2016 at 1:06 PM EDT
Members of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) Mohamed Alloush of the Jaysh al Islam (C) and Asaad Al-Zoubi (R) arrive for a meeting with U.N. mediator as part of Syria Peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 13, 2016. (DENIS BALIBOUSE/AFP/Getty Images)
Members of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) Mohamed Alloush of the Jaysh al Islam (C) and Asaad Al-Zoubi (R) arrive for a meeting with U.N. mediator as part of Syria Peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 13, 2016. (DENIS BALIBOUSE/AFP/Getty Images)

Fighting continued in Syria Thursday, despite a truce brokered by Russia and the U.S. NPR’s Greg Myre talks with Here & Now’s Robin Young about whether diplomats will meet their goal of building support for a political transition to end the Syrian civil war, which began five years ago.

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