Sputnik - Syrian opposition has arrived in Astana to participate in the fifth international meeting on Syria.


ASTANA (Sputnik)�� Syrian opposition, including Southern Front representatives, has arrived in�Astana to�take part in�the fifth international meeting on�Syria, a source at�the negotiations told reporters.


"They have arrived," the source said, adding that Jaysh al-Islam leader Mohammed Alloush will not take part in�the meeting.


He specified that Southern Front representatives are among�those who arrived and, most likely, they were "forced to�come by�a third party."

It was unclear until�late Monday whether Southern Front would come to�Astana talks. However, after�the Syrian army's statement on�the halt of�fighting in�the country's south, reported by�the Syrian media, participants at�Astana started to�expect Southern Front's arrival.