Kerry says he 's confident Syrian opposition will attend Paris talks . U.N humanitarian chief visits Damascus , expresses concern for displaced persons . Syria agrees to allow U.N. inspectors into country and allows access by journalists. The violence came as the `` Friends of Syria '' group of foreign ministers , including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry , convened in Paris on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to persuade the Syrian opposition to attend a peace conference in Geneva , Switzerland , at the end of January . Al Qaeda-affiliated ISIS forces battling Free Syrian Army fighters , other factions .
Kerry says he 's confident Syrian opposition will attend Paris talks . U.N humanitarian chief visits Damascus , expresses concern for displaced persons . Syria agrees to allow U.N. inspectors into country and allows access by journalists. Al Qaeda-affiliated ISIS forces battling Free Syrian Army fighters , other factions .