Syrian Political Activists

A group of Syrian political activists invited to take part in the Geneva peace process presented a submission to the media on Wednesday after meeting UN mediator Staffan de Mistura, who has said he wants to meet representatives of all sides in the conflict.

President Bashar al-Assad's forces fired heavy tank and rocket barrages at a Damascus suburb on Thursday, killing five people, opposition activists said, a day before a UN-brokered ceasefire is due to come into force.

A group of Syrian political activists invited to take part in the Geneva peace process presented a submission to the media on Wednesday after meeting UN mediator Staffan de Mistura, who has said he wants to meet representatives of all sides in the conflict.

President Bashar al-Assad's forces fired heavy tank and rocket barrages at a Damascus suburb on Thursday, killing five people, opposition activists said, a day before a UN-brokered ceasefire is due to come into force.