Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, which is backed by Russia, Iran and Shi'ite militias, is also attending the Geneva talks. On Wednesday, a Syrian military source said reinforcements were headed to the Hama front. Tahrir al-Sham's strongest faction is the former Nusra Front group, which was al Qaeda's official affiliate in Syria until they broke formal ties last year. "After the failure of political conferences and solutions, the military operation is an urgent necessity," he said. Reporting By Angus McDowall; Additional reporting by Issam Abdallah in Geneva; Editing by Janet Lawrence; Reuters

Source: Egypt Independent March 23, 2017 09:33 UTC