Free Syrian Army vows to boycott Geneva II conference

The rebels' Free Syrian Army (FSA) has announced that they will not attend the Geneva II Conference on Syria, stressing that they will keep fighting until the downfall of President Bashar al-Assad, according to France 24 TV.



The FSA's commander, breakaway General Salim Idriss, said Tuesday that his group will not join the peace talks in the proposed Geneva II Conference, slated for January 22, the report said.



Idriss further stressed that the FSA will continue fighting the government troops in Syria when the conference is underway until the ouster of Assad, it added.



If true, the conference would not result in any concrete results to solve the crisis in Syria as the government troops will have to respond to the FSA's attacks.



A day earlier, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that he will convene the conference on Syria in Geneva on January 22, 2014.

