Battles around Syria's Aleppo cast shadow over peace talks

Fierce fighting raged Friday around Syria's Aleppo as a surge in violence forced tens of thousands more to flee their homes, overshadowing the latest round of peace talks in Geneva. The delegation representing President Bashar al-Assad's regime arrived Friday in Geneva where UN-brokered indirect talks between representatives of the government and opposition were due to be held. Troops and militiamen loyal to Assad's regime have fought Islamic State group fighters to the southeast of Aleppo city