A fresh round of peace talks seeking to end Syria's war opened in the Kazakh capital Astana today. <br/><br/>The latest round of talks begins days after the Islamic State terrorist group was forced out of its de facto capital Raqa in northern Syria, in a major victory for the US-backed Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Forces. Recent rounds of talks in the Central Asian nation have focused on ironing out the details of a Russia-led plan for four de-escalation zones in Syria. <br/><br/>Kazakh Foreign Ministry Spokesman Anuar Zhainakov told AFP that the two-day negotiations would conclude with statements to the press. <br/><br/>Previous rounds of Astana negotiations have ended without major breakthroughs, but they have made more progress.