Speaking to Al-Assad, Al-Qabani said that Syrians have promised to continue to fight with him against the enemy.
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Meanwhile, a U.S.-led coalition is conducting air strikes against the Islamic State forces that occupy much of eastern Syria.
However, European diplomats have privately suggested that Mr Assad should be involved in the operation against Isis, which has claimed swathes of Syria and Iraq since the summer of 2014 to form its so-called Islamic State.
They follow comments by John Kerry at the weekend that the USA is open to negotiations with the Syrian president – although the Secretary of State insisted Mr Assad would still have to step down eventually. Hollande repeatedly emphasized that Assad was part of the problem, not of the solution, and that he must go. Millions of Syrians fled.
As desperate refugees arrive on Europe’s shores and borders seeking shelter, leaders are under increasing pressure to resolve the conflict. I generally reject impunity for war crimes but in this case we may have no choice but to trade Assad’s immunity and exile in exchange for a handover of power.
Satellite imagery released earlier this week appeared to show that Russian Federation was building two military bases in Syria, including a weapons depot near the city of Latakia.
The attack took place despite the fact that Mr Cameron did not have backing from Parliament.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is due to meet British counterpart Philip Hammond on Thursday afternoon.
Syrian pro-government fighters flash the victory sign at a hilltop in the Qalamoun region on the outskirts of Damascus, on June 6, 2015 (AFP Photo/)Russia and the United States have reached a “tacit agreement” on ending Syria’s bloody crisis, a senior adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said. You want to include a criminal in this?
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Laurent Fabius said in an interview with the newspaper Le Figaro published Tuesday that “pillars of the army and the regime” must be part of a transitional Syrian government to prevent the collapse of the country.
