SYRIAN peace talks resumed in Geneva yesterday while the US tried to derail them with more allegations against Damascus.

UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura met Syria’s UN ambassador and peace delegation head Bashar al-Jaafari in the morning, followed by insurgent representatives.

The sixth round of UN-brokered talks followed the recent agreement to set up “de-escalation zones” in the provinces of Idlib, Homs, Quneitra and Daraa and the capital Damascus.