High Negotiation Committee

Syria's main opposition body on Feb. 12 approved a new delegation to take part in Geneva peace talks later this month, which include Russian-backed blocs that have been critical of the armed insurgency against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. 

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he hoped for "clarity" within 24 to 48 hours on Syrian peace talks that were supposed to have started in Geneva on Jan. 25, and that it was better to delay a few days than to have them crumble at the start.