A number of opposition fighting groups said Monday they will attend talks next week in Kazakh capital Astana, to put an end to the bloodshed by Assad regime and allies in Syria, orient net said.

The talks, scheduled for January 23 in Astana, are set to build on a nationwide ceasefire that was largely observed by opposition despite escalating violence by Assad and Hezbollah terrorists on several fronts in recent days.

“All the rebel groups are going [to Astana]. Everyone has agreed,” said Mohammad Alloush, a leader in the Jeysh al-Islam, a major opposition fighting group.

“Astana is a process to end the bloodletting by the regime and its allies. We want to end this series of crimes,” Alloush said.

Sources from the opposition and the regime said the talks would “probably” be face-to-face, AFP reported.

Several rounds of peace talks held by the United Nations have failed to produce a political solution to the regime’s war on civilians.

The Astana talks will assume a different approach, focusing strictly on military developments ahead of political discussions in Switzerland in February.