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This R&D provides resources on the ongoing Syrian peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland.  The talks are being mediated by UN Syrian envoy Staffan de Mistura but have run into complications after the Syrian government claimed that terrorists affiliated with the Islamic State killed more than sixty people near the country’s most recognized Shi’ite shrine.  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is also part of the talks and he is urging the Syrian government and rebel forces to reach an accord so that more stability can be brought to the Middle East.