The support of Vladimir Putin has given Syrian president Bashar Al Assad free rein to hit back at rebels. Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputnik
Al Arabiya: Syrian opposition rejects Sochi Summit, describes Russia as the enemy
Syrian opposition groups refused to participate in the Sochi Summit in Russia to discuss a possible peace agreement with the Assad regime, accusing Moscow of seeking to circumvent the United Nations peace process in Geneva and committing war crimes in Syria.
The decision was announced in a statement created by 40 opposition groups, including some military factions who participated in previous peace talks in Geneva.
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