Syrian War News Updates -- January 13, 2016

Reuters: Syria's rebels reject peace talks unless U.N. resolution implemented

Syrian rebel groups said on Wednesday they would not take part in peace talks scheduled this month unless humanitarian articles in the latest U.N resolution were implemented.

The groups, which include the powerful Islam Army, mentioned articles 12 and 13 of a resolution that was passed late last year, which calls on the sides in Syria's civil war to allow humanitarian access to all in need and cease attacks on civilians.

"We consider that implementing these articles is self-evident and a human right," they said in a statement.

"We do not accept any compromise on it under any justification or circumstances."

Syrian War News Updates -- January 13, 2016

Rebel groups in Syria say they reject peace talks unless humanitarian UN requirements are met -- AP
Aid Workers Report 'Barely Moving Skeletons' in Syria's Madaya -- VOA
Syria: UN officials give first-hand accounts of ‘horrible, terrible’ desperation in besieged towns -- UN News Centre
ICRC calls for immediate and simultaneous lifting of all sieges across Syria -- ICRC
New aid planned for besieged Syria towns Thursday: UN -- AFP
U.N. envoy says Syria peace talks still on for January 25 -- Reuters
Intra-Syrian talks to take place in Geneva on January 25 — de Mistura’s deputy -- TASS
With Russian help, Syrian army pushes into rebel bastion -- AP
Flushed Out: Syrian Army Reclaims Key Damascus Area Villages From Daesh -- Sputnik
U.S. leads 24 strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State: statement -- Reuters
Pentagon Considers Plan to Train Fighters in Syria -- WSJ
Report: Pentagon considers Turkish proposal to train fighters in Syria -- Today's Zaman
Top Israeli diplomat: 'Iran wants to turn Syria into a province of Iran' -- Business Insider
Christians Face Total Purge From Syria -- Newsweek