Geneva talks on January 27, when the sides agreed to allow humanitarian aid into the besieged city of Homs that would allow women and children to leave its war-ravaged areas.

That agreement was, however, marred by the latest meeting Thursday, when the government and the Syrian opposition traded heated accusations over the American decision to send more weapons to the rebels, leading to the meeting being adjourned for the day. Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN-Arab League peace envoy, had to step in and end the row.

Meanwhile, RT’s Marina Finoshina travelled to the besieged industrial town of Adra on the outskirts of Damascus to observe the enduring stalemate between government and rebel forces, which has lasted for more than a month now.

In mid-December the Al-Nusra Front and another group took controlof the town, allegedly massacring dozens of people, forcing some of the population to flee and using the remainder as human shields.

Government forces have surrounded the town, their only choice being to sit it out and return fire when fired upon. Such situations are a clear sign that despite the small successes of the Geneva 2 peace talks so far, the civil war is a long way from over.