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RUSSIA and the United States held talks on the Syrian civil war in Vienna yesterday.
The landmark meeting, announced earlier this week, was delayed while the US thrashed out a joint position with its two main regional allies Saudia Arabia and Turkey.
US Secretary of State John Kerry held all-day meetings with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu at a luxury hotel.
VIJAY PRASHAD details how US support for Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa allowed him to break the resistance of the autonomous Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
VIJAY PRASHAD looks at the web of militias and drug-trafficking gangs that emerged in the Sweida region through the Syrian civil war, and how they relate to recent clashes and Israel’s intervention
