Syrian Opposition Leader Meets Senior Russian And Iranian Officials

Russia And Iran Meet Syrian Opposition Leader -- The Guardian

The Russian and Iranian foreign ministers met the Syrian opposition leader, Moaz al-Khatib, for the first time on Saturday in a rare sign of diplomatic progress, but the bloodshed from the conflict continued to worsen, with nearly 5,000 people reported dead in January alone.

The latest death toll was reported by the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a dissident group whose casualty estimates have been consistently confirmed by the UN. Its director, Sami Abdulrahman, said his researchers had recorded the deaths of 4,851 people in January, of whom 1,030 were members of the Syrian regular security forces while 3,305 were civilians or rebel irregulars.

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Update: Syria opposition leader meets Russia and Iran -- Al Jazeera

My Comment: His allies are not happy that he is meeting with Assad's allies .... but he has to in order to satisfy Western demands that he has to at least try .... and it is bearing fruit. My prediction .... Assad will ignore all requests .... even from his allies .... to at least explore the possibility of talks.