Al-Qaeda leader in Syria speaks to Al Jazeera
Al-Jazeera.net
December 19, 2013
In his first-ever media interview, Abu Mohammed al-Joulani, leader of Jabhat al-Nusra, says conflict is nearing end
In his first-ever media interview, Abu Mohammed al-Joulani, leader of Jabhat al-Nusra, says conflict is nearing end
The talks could also decide the future direction of the Islamic Front, which is engaged in a standoff with yet more radical Sunni Muslim fighters
Asharq Al-Awsat speaks with Syrian interim government Prime Minister Ahmed Touhmeh about recent developments on the ground in Syria and the upcoming Geneva II peace conference
The Wall Street Journal reported Idriss fled after Islamists took over his HQ
Toumeh claims regime offered to eliminate Al-Qaeda operatives
Putin’s Russia has lost in Syria, because it overlooked the fact that the Syrian people will defeat the Assad regime
Was Washington convinced by Moscow that the military exposure and defeat of President Bashar al-Assad’s opponents will push them to practice realism and accept the best possible option
The lavish event is drawing condemnation
Rising Kurdish assertiveness in Syria puts Turkey in a particularly tough position as it tries to make peace on its own soil with PKK
The coalition agreed to take part in the conference on the basis of a transfer of power to a transitional ruling authority with full powers,
Hoshyar Zebari speaks with Asharq Al-Awsat about his country’s neutral position towards the Syrian conflict and his attempts to bring the Syrian opposition to the negotiating table at Geneva
Reports suggest U.S. has been unable to stop Gulf money reaching extremists
Syrian Minister for National Reconciliation Ali Haidar believes there is a “serious American thought” being given to “opening channels” with Damascus
Veteran dissident argues America’s interests are served in perpetuating the crisis
A “political solution” in Syria equates between victims and oppressors, and in fact prefers the latter and seeks to perpetuate their actions and protect them from being held to account
Those who want to go to Geneva are linking the conference’s fate to the position that will be adopted by the United States, as though they were wishful to test this position once again
Compromise is the only logical alternative to war, but any resolution is likely to be regional this time
The Russian and American positions would not survive even the most cursory examination
Reports say that cartoonist Akram Raslan was killed under torture
The Syrian National Council threatens to leave the Coalition if the latter goes to Geneva II
