UN Syria Envoy Proposes 'Freeze Zones' for Conflict

The U.N. envoy on the Syrian crisis said Thursday that he is proposing “freeze zones” where fighting would stop in a bid to ease the suffering of millions of Syrians caught among their government, opposition groups and Islamic State fighters. Staffan de Mistura has spent the last 40 days traveling in the Middle East and beyond to meet key stakeholders in the Syrian conflict, which is slipping into its fourth year with no political solution in sight.  Fighting has left more than...

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