A new round of talks had been expected to the end of May, but no new date has been announced.
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The chief peace negotiator of Syria’s mainstream opposition has said he is resigning over the failure of UN-baked Geneva peace talks to bring a political settlement and ease the plight of Syrians living in rebel-held areas.
The Syrian government does not recognise the right of the HNC to speak on behalf of the opposition and insists they were tools of foreign powers seeking to topple Assad and brand Alloush himself as a “terrorist”.
Alloush also says in his statement, which was released late on Sunday, that the United Nations has not been able to set up a transitional government body for Syria or find a political solution to the crisis.
“I therefore announce my withdrawal from the delegation and my resignation” from the main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC).
Analysts earlier this year voiced guarded optimism that the Geneva talks could result in a settlement ending five years of war that has left almost 300,000 dead and driven millions of others from their homes.
The HNC has for months expressed its frustration about the progress of the UN-backed Geneva talks.
But hopes waned when a temporary cease-fire agreed on in February between the Assad regime and non-jihadist rebels was repeatedly violated.
Alloush is a member of the Jaish al-Islam faction in the Saudi-based High Negotiations Committee.
Zoabi defected from the Syrian air force in August 2012 and began advising rebel groups in Syria’s south from Jordan.
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They were protesting Syrian army offensives, which they said meant a ceasefire was effectively over.
