Syrian opposition leader says UN mediation has failed
A prominent Syrian opposition leader said on Thursday UN mediation to end the country's six-year conflict has failed and the revolution would continue.
Riyad Hijab, chairman of the Saudi-backed High Negotiations Committee (HNC), rejected comments by UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura that President Bashar al-Assad's opponents must accept they have not won the war.
"De Mistura's statements reflect the defeat of UN mediation," Hijab wrote on Twitter. "The Syrian revolution continues," he said. De Mistura had repeatedly made "un-studied" remarks on the conflict, he said.
