The Latest on the war in Syria (all times local):6:25 p.m.A Syrian opposition official says rebels and political groups are preparing to appoint a 20-member delegation to United Nations-brokered talks with the government planned for Feb. 20 in Geneva. The so-called "Geneva process" to wind down the Syria war stalled in April last year. ———2:05 p.m.Syrian opposition forces say they have advanced inside the Islamic State-held town of al-Bab, in northern Syria. The Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sham militia announced Saturday on Twitter that opposition forces had taken the city's silos and sports complex in its southwestern districts. The Turkish-backed forces are racing to seize al-Bab before rival Syrian government forces arrive.

Source: ABC News February 11, 2017 12:26 UTC