mr. de mistura, the u.n. special envoy, met with the high negotiating committee, the syrian opposition, led by a general. the outcome was a very intense one. the general talked to reporters afterwards and highlighted that the regime of president assad had been destabilizing and undermining the truce. over 420vidence that barrel bombs had been dropped in march alone and over 2000 violations of the cease-fire, that there was backtracking on humanitarian access, and that there was no release of detainees, especially women and children. regimelabeled the assad as a terrorist regime. mr. de mistura, talking to reporters afterwards, highlighted that, yes, there has been an increase in incidents in this is station of hostilities. he stressed serious incidents, and that was an issue of concern. but the first day, not a good start compared with the last round in march, when there had been the u.s. and russian-brokered cessation of hostilities. humanitarian aid was flowing into the besieged areas. there was an atmosphe