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| The United Nations and Arab League special envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has announced that he is stepping down from his role. | |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised the veteran diplomat but admitted that the UN had "not been able to make any progress" in Syria. | |
| Mr Brahimi took over the role in 2012 from former UN chief Kofi Annan. | Mr Brahimi took over the role in 2012 from former UN chief Kofi Annan. |
| Both have failed to find a peaceful solution to a three-year conflict that has left some 150,000 people dead. | |
| Mr Ban told a news conference in New York that Mr Brahimi's term would come to an end on 31 May. | |
| He gave no indication whether or not there would be a successor. | |
| The Algerian diplomat, 80, said that he would brief the UN Security Council on his decision later on Tuesday. | |
| Mr Brahimi chaired two round of peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition movement in Geneva, but the negotiations ended in deadlock. | |
| Both sides agreed to some limited local ceasefires to allow for humanitarian assistance, but fighting still continues in large parts of Syria. | |
| In addition to those killed, millions of Syrians have been forced to flee their homes since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011. | |
| Large parts of Syria's main cities, particularly Aleppo and Homs, have also been destroyed. |