Syrian opposition

Talks on ending the war in Syria were set to start in Moscow April 6 but the absence of key opposition groups meant there was little hope of progress in resolving the conflict.
      

Senior Turkish and U.S. diplomats have discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the U.S. Embassy to Ankara has stated, reiterating that Washington does not foresee a role for Bashar al-Assad in the future of Syria.

Turkish Prime Minsiter Ahmet Davutoglu stated that negotiating with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is like shaking Adolf Hitler’s hand, underlining Turkey’s differing views to the USA as far as negotiating with the Syrian leader goes.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will never be part of peace negotiations to halt the brutal civil war, US officials vowed March 16, adding they were taking every step to bring an end to his rule.
      

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said March 16 he was waiting for US "actions" after Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged talks with Damascus were necessary to end the country's conflict.
      

The United States will have to negotiate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for a political transition in Syria and is exploring ways to pressure him into agreeing to talks, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told CBS News in an interview.

CIA Director John Brennan said on March 13 the United States does not want to see a chaotic collapse of the Syrian regime as it could open the way to Islamist extremists taking power.

Let?s go back a week. We were all involved in the operation to relocate the Süleyman Shah Tomb. One exactly the same days, a number of important developments were happening in Syria.

Syria's main domestic and exiled opposition groups has said they had agreed a joint draft roadmap for the first time, calling for a transitional governing body and an end to the brutal conflict.

President Francois Hollande on Feb. 26 condemned a group of French lawmakers for meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whom he branded a "dictator".