GENEVA: Syria's warring sides are due to hold their first talks aimed at stemming the country's bloodshed Friday, in what are likely to be long and difficult negotiations with little hope of success.

Pulled together by the United Nations, Russia and the United States, delegations from President Bashar al-Assad's regime and the opposition battling to oust him are expected to meet.

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