Syrian opposition leader: US, Russia can end war
A leading Syrian opposition figure visiting Moscow said Friday that Russia and the United States could act as co-guarantors of a ceasefire in Syria.
Manaf Tlass, a former elite army commander and close confidant of Syrian President Bashar Assad who defected last summer, told the state-run Voice of Russia radio station that Russia could help achieve peace in Syria by backing moderate opposition forces because "Russia has enough political clout to help find a solution." Tlass, who held talks with senior officials in Moscow, said he came as part of efforts to negotiate a peace settlement. (AP)
