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The Geneva peace talks on Syria in 2017, also called the Geneva IV, V, VI, VII, & VIII talks, were peace negotiations between the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition under the auspices of the United Nations. [1] The Geneva IV talks took place between 23 February and 3 March 2017, trying to resolve the Syrian Civil War. [2]
The fifth round of peace talks initially planned for 5–7 July 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan were moved to 12–15 July 2017. [87] The Astana Process has the support of the UN's Staffan de Mistura who said the Astana talks are making "clear progress" to reducing violence in Syria. [ 88 ]
The Idlib Governorate clashes (July 2017) were a series of military confrontations between Ahrar al-Sham and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). [18] During the clashes, Tahrir al-Sham attempted to capture the Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing , causing concern for Turkey , which prefers Ahrar al-Sham to be in control of the crossing. [ 19 ]
The Russian Aerospace Forces report that they destroyed a large convoy of twelve ISIL trucks with ammunition and weapons in Deir ez-Zor Governorate. [2]The British Ministry of Defense claimed that British troops had left Syria in late June 2017 and halted their FSA training program.
On 11 April 2017, after the meeting at Lucca in Italy the Group of Seven unanimously blamed the Syrian government's military for the chemical attack and agreed that Assad must step down as part of any peace solution, but European allies rejected the US and UK push for sanctions against Russia and Syria. [68] [69]
Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace has released its 2017 Global Peace Index and the United States doesn’t fare well in the standings.
Lebanese Army reports capture of Muhammad Hassan Hasweh, who it describes as a senior Tahrir al-Sham commander, in the frontier town of Arsal. [2]The Russian delegation at the Astana talks announced that the "safe zone" (or "de-escalation zone") agreement sponsored by Russia, Iran and Turkey - covering four areas, in the Idlib Governorate, the northern rebel-controlled parts of the Homs ...
In a border incident, the Syrian Arab Army launched anti-aircraft interceptor missiles, which targeted Israeli jets on the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan Heights prompting Israeli anti-missile response, as Syrian Army accused Israel of allegedly striking targets on Syrian territories near Palmyra. [21]