United Nations envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has reached Syria and met with President Bashar Assad, Syrian media reported Sunday. Details of the talks were not made public.
Brahimi is continuing efforts to obtain a ceasefire between Assad’s regime and rebel forces by the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, which begins at the end of the week. Brahimi has previously warned that reaching a ceasefire deal will be “nearly impossible.”