<blockquote>'The United States and France have charged Russia and the Syrian regime with stymieing peace negotiations with an unrelenting campaign to retake opposition-held territory even during the talks.
Throughout two days of fitful negotiations in Geneva on February 1 and 2, Syrian ground forces backed by Russian air strikes were waging an intense campaign to retake rebel-held territory around the strategic city of Aleppo in Syria's north, and on February 3 they succeeded in cutting off the rebels' supply line from Turkey.
The campaign, undeterred by the talks, was cited as the reason that the largest opposition coalition refused to fully join the negotiations, and "military activities" were also cited by United Nations Syrian envoy Staffan de Mistura as a principle reason for suspending the negotiations on February 3.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius accused the Syrian government and its allies of "torpedoing" the peace talks and said "neither [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad's regime nor his allies clearly want to contribute in good faith" to the negotiations.
"We condemn the Syrian regime's brutal offensive with support from Russia to surround and suffocate Aleppo and its hundreds of thousands of residents," he said.'
- U.S.,
France Charge Russia, Syria With 'Torpedoing' Peace Talks, February 04, 2016</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
To End Syria’s War, Help Assad’s Officers Defect, February 03, 2016
We are Syria’s moderate opposition – and we’re fighting on two fronts, January 29, 2016
'..it's a simple reality that the Assad regime has indirectly aided the growth of IS..'</blockquote>