Article snippet: The Latest on Syria talks (all times local): 7:40 p.m. The World Health Organization says Syrian health officials have reported that 84 people have been killed and another 659 injured over a four-day stretch of intensified fighting in a region near the capital, Damascus. The U.N. health agency said the casualties occurred between Nov. 14 to Nov. 17 in clashes between rebel fighters and forces that support President Bashar Assad in the eastern Ghouta region. The area on the outskirts of Damascus has been under a government siege for more than four years. Seventeen children and six women were among those killed. The agency also said in a statement Wednesday that more than 200 operations were conducted in eastern Ghouta despite blockages that have prevented deliveries of humanitarian aid including life-saving medicines, medical equipment, and surgical supplies. Elizabeth Hoff, WHO's Representative in Syria, said medical evacuations of critically-ill patients are "long overdue." ——— 6:25 p.m. Turkey's president says trilateral talks with the leaders of Russia and Iran have critical importance for bringing peace to Syria. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking after Wednesday's talks with Russian President Hassan Rouhani in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, said they agreed to help support a full-scale political process in Syria. Erdogan said the three leaders discussed ways to support another round of Syria peace talks set to start in Geneva later this month.... Link to the full article to read more