Peace Conference: Bashar Assads

Bashar Assads: The vote in Istanbul came as food supplies began entering a besieged rebel-held Palestinian refugee camp in Syrias capital for the first time in months, an apparent goodwill gesture by President Bashar Assads government ahead of the peace conference, Palestinian and United Nations officials said. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Related Syrian chemicals removal will likely not be completed until end of June, UN watchdog says Syrian rebels say they have ousted an al Qaeda-linked faction from Aleppo, a serious blow to the group after two weeks of infighting. Reuters Watch The main, Western-backed Syrian opposition group voted Saturday in favour of attending a coming peace conference aimed at ending the countrys bloody civil war, paving the way for the first direct talks between the rival sides in the nearly three-year conflict. Related Syria gives Russia Aleppo ceasefire plan, wants prisoner swap (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.