Tehran, YJC. Syrian President Bashar Assad in a letter to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani chas alled for the expansion of mutual cooperation between his country and Iran.
Rivalry between jihadist groups fighting in Syria has sharply divided global militant ranks once loosely allied under Al-Qaeda, sparking infighting which experts say has hampered efforts to topple President Bashar al-Assad.
Syria’s opposition-in-exile agreed Monday to attend planned peace talks in Geneva but said President Bashar Assad could play no part in a transitional government aimed at ending the country’s civil war.