Rebel fighters from the Islamic Front carry their weapons as they move towards their positions during what they said was an offensive against them by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the village of Aziziyeh in Aleppo
Rebel fighters from the Islamic Front carry their weapons as they move towards their positions during what they said was an offensive against them by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the village of Aziziyeh in Aleppo January 22, 2014. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Jordanian activists from the Al-Tahrir party shout slogans against the Geneva-2 peace conference held in Switzerland during a demonstration in front the Syrian embassy in Amman
Jordanian activists from the Al-Tahrir party shout slogans against the Geneva-2 peace conference held in Switzerland during a demonstration in front the Syrian embassy in Amman January 22, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Jordanian activists from the Al-Tahrir party hold party flags and shout slogans against the Geneva-2 peace conference held in Switzerland during a demonstration in front the Syrian embassy in Amman
Jordanian activists from the Al-Tahrir party hold party flags and shout slogans against the Geneva-2 peace conference held in Switzerland during a demonstration in front the Syrian embassy in Amman January 22, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov talks to U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) talks to U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. An international conference on Syria ended on Wednesday, with Ban calling on both Syrian delegations to work sincerely for a solution to the nearly three-year-old conflict. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi listen to British Foreign Secretary William Hague as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L to R) and U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi listen to British Foreign Secretary William Hague as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. An international conference on Syria ended on Wednesday, with Ban calling on both Syrian delegations to work sincerely for a solution to the nearly three-year-old conflict. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
Brahimi says both Syrian sides ready to discuss aid, prisoner swaps
SYRIA-CRISIS/BRAHIMI (URGENT, PIX, TV):Brahimi says both Syrian sides ready to discuss aid, prisoner swaps
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sits beside U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi as he addresses a news conference after the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) sits beside U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (L) as he addresses a news conference after the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. An international conference on Syria ended on Wednesday, with Ban calling on both Syrian delegations to work sincerely for a solution to the nearly three-year-old conflict. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Swiss President Didier Burkhalter give speeches before lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (front R) and Swiss President Didier Burkhalter (front L) give speeches before lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. An international conference on Syria ended on Wednesday, with Ban calling on both Syrian delegations to work sincerely for a solution to the nearly three-year-old conflict. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Swiss President Didier Burkhalter give speeches before lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (back L) and Swiss President Didier Burkhalter (back R) give speeches before lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. An international conference on Syria ended on Wednesday, with Ban calling on both Syrian delegations to work sincerely for a solution to the nearly three-year-old conflict. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon talks to Swiss President Didier Burkhalter as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (2nd R) talks to Swiss President Didier Burkhalter (R) as they wait for lunch during a break in the Geneva-2 peace talks in Montreux January 22, 2014. An international conference on Syria ended on Wednesday, with Ban calling on both Syrian delegations to work sincerely for a solution to the nearly three-year-old conflict. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT)