Russia pledges more Syria raids, opposition sets truce terms

Russia pledged Saturday to continue backing Syrian government forces against "terrorism", as a key opposition group said it would support a proposed truce only if regime supporters ceased fire. World powers have been pushing for a so-called cessation of hostilities to pave the way for renewed negotiations to end Syria's war nearly five years after it began. Russia said UN-led talks on the ceasefire scheduled for Saturday had been postponed to an unspecified later date, raising fresh concerns abo