Violence in Syria intensifies

The violence taking place in northern cities in Syria have been increasing, internally displacing several civilians. This comes after peace talks taking place in Geneva went sour when the opposition representatives walked out, blaming the government for violations of ceasefires that came into force on February 27.

The Syrian government and its Russian allies say that they are only fighting against Daesh and al-Qaeda fighters, who are not covered by the truce, and blame the opposition for violating the ceasefire in other parts of Syria.

UN backed relief agencies have begun to evacuate 500 wounded people from besieged Syrian towns, half of which coming from towns blockaded by pro-government forces, and the other half from towns blocked off by rebels.

“The people chosen for evacuation were in urgent need of life-saving medical attention," said UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.

In the meantime, Syrian regime chief representative in the Geneva talks Bashar al-Jaafari, insisted that “by leaving, [the opposition representatives] may be taking away a major obstacle and that will allow us to reach a solution."