The Syrian opposition's chief negotiator in peace talks in Geneva said on Wednesday he was "not optimistic" about strained efforts to end the nearly five-year war ravaging his country, AFP reports.
Mohammed Alloush, a leading member of the powerful Army of Islam rebel group, told journalists that those pressing to form a unity government with regime members were "delusional."
"Whoever wants us to go into a unity government with these thugs who kill children is delusional," he said, minutes before heading into a meeting with the main opposition grouping, the High Negotiations Committee (HNC).