The U.S. and Russia will meet for their first face-to-face talks on Syria since Russian warplanes began flying combat missions there at cross purposes with an American-led campaign.
Wall Street Journal: US, Russia to meet at Syria conference
Syrian regime soldiers are seen in the eastern outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Oct. 21, 2015. Syrian government forces began a new offensive south of Aleppo city on Oct. 17, backed by Russian air strikes, to take control of villages and towns that lie near the strategic Aleppo-Damascus highway.