Assad jeers at US plans to train rebels vs IS

Syrian President Bashar Assad says US plans to train vetted rebels to fight the Islamic State group were “illusory” as they would eventually defect to the jihadists, in an interview published Monday.

The Syrian leader also questioned talks to be held in Moscow this week, telling Foreign Affairs magazine that his government would attend but was not convinced the opposition figures taking part represented Syrians on the ground.

— AFP

A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on January 26, 2015 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad giving an interview to US Foreign Affairs magazine in Damascus. (photo credit: AFP)
A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on January 26, 2015 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad giving an interview to US Foreign Affairs magazine in Damascus. (photo credit: AFP)

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