--- description: The chief negotiator representing Syria's opposition has resigned over what he called the failure of the U.N. sponsored peace talks. title: Syrian Opposition Negotiator Resigns Over Failed Peace Talks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e549d07638359d2/6988957c0b72e321bb6e99e8/gettyimages-522410654.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Syria](/tag/syria/) ## Syria Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Chief Negotiator of Syrian Opposition Quits Over Failed Talks by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2016 7:58 AM CUT  Chief negotiator for the main Syrian opposition body, Mohammed Alloush (2nd L) speaks with delegation head Asaad al-Zoabi in Geneva on April 19, 2016 Chief negotiator for the main Syrian opposition body, Mohammed Alloush (2nd L) speaks with delegation head Asaad al-Zoabi in Geneva on April 19, 2016Fabrice Coffrini—AFP/Getty Images by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2016 7:58 AM CUT The chief negotiator representing Syria’s mainstream opposition has [resigned](https://www.yahoo.com/news/chief-syrian-opposition-peace-negotiator-resigns-statement-212846318.html?ref=gs "undefined") over what he called the failure of the U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Geneva to secure a political or humanitarian resolution to the ongoing civil war. Mohammed Alloush announced his resignation Sunday, according to Agence France-Presse, saying in a statement on Twitter: “The three rounds of talks were unsuccessful because of the stubbornness of the regime and its continued bombardments and aggressions towards the Syrian people.” Alloush is a member of the Jaish al-Islam faction in the Saudi-based High Negotiations Committee. The opposition body suspended its participation in the last round of peace talks in April without any major breakthroughs, citing escalating violence in Syria. No date has been set for the next round of negotiations. The bloody five-year civil war in Syria has [killed](http://time.com/4216896/death-toll-syria-war-470000/ "undefined") 470,000 people and displaced millions more. A fragile [ceasefire](http://time.com/4240992/syria-ceasefire-russia-assad/ "undefined") was brokered in February between the President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and rebel groups, but it has been marred by repeated violence. \[[_AFP_](https://www.yahoo.com/news/chief-syrian-opposition-peace-negotiator-resigns-statement-212846318.html?ref=gs "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4351649/syria-mohammed-alloush-peace-talks-high-negotiations-committee/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4351649/syria-mohammed-alloush-peace-talks-high-negotiations-committee/"},"headline":"Chief Negotiator of Syrian Opposition Quits Over Failed Talks","datePublished":"2016-05-30T07:58:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:55:01.584Z","description":"\"The three rounds of talks were unsuccessful\"","url":"https://time.com/4351649/syria-mohammed-alloush-peace-talks-high-negotiations-committee/","keywords":["Syria","U.N.","Bashar al-Assad","Peace Talks"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e549d07638359d2/6988957c0b72e321bb6e99e8/gettyimages-522410654.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mark Rivett-Carnac","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/mark-rivett-carnac/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e549d07638359d2/6988957c0b72e321bb6e99e8/gettyimages-522410654.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"SWITZERLAND-UN-SYRIA-CONFLICT-TALKS","caption":"SWITZERLAND-UN-SYRIA-CONFLICT-TALKS","creditText":"Fabrice Coffrini—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/syria/","name":"Syria"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4351649/syria-mohammed-alloush-peace-talks-high-negotiations-committee/","name":"Chief Negotiator of Syrian Opposition Quits Over Failed Talks"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME Raw: Inside a Ghost Town in Syria","description":"TIME Raw: Inside a Ghost Town in Syria","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/kSJNsxbf/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-12-03T15:19:53.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/kSJNsxbf.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4351649/syria-mohammed-alloush-peace-talks-high-negotiations-committee/","duration":"PT1M38S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4351649/syria-mohammed-alloush-peace-talks-high-negotiations-committee/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```