. Western Suggests president Bashar may persist

. Western Suggests president Bashar may persist


 Western countries have indicated to the opposition Syrian peace talks next month that may not lead to the ouster of President Bashar al - Assad and the minority will play a key Alawinya still in the transitional government , opposition sources said .

The message , which was delivered to the senior members of the Syrian National Coalition ( SNC ) at a meeting of the Alliance of Friends Syrian anti - Assad in London last week , driven by an increase in other militant groups and Al Qaeda , and their takeover of one crossing borders and arms depots in near Turkey belongs to the Free Syrian Army are moderate , the sources told Reuters news agency .

" Our friends in West London explained that Bashar can not be allowed to leave now because they think the atmosphere of unrest and militant takeover will happen , " said a senior member of the SNC , which is close to the Saudi Arabian officials .

Regarding the possibility of Bashar became president again when the period is officially gone next year , members of the Coalition adds , " Some even looked believes he was elected again next year , forget about him over the gas attack its own people . "

Changes in the western priority especially the U.S. and the UK , from the ouster of Bashar towards combating militants led to a split in the international force supporting the revolution three years , according to diplomats and senior members of the SNC .

Such as rejection of U.S. President Barack Obama launched air strikes against Syria in Septeember , after he accused Assad forces use poisonous gas , diplomatic compromise as it transitions to narrow differences on the West with Russia, which had blocked UN action against Assad , but also widens gaps in the approach to the guerrillas allies in the Middle East .

The civil war pitted Alawi Assad and many followers , and the Iranian-backed Shia allies , against the Sunni Muslim insurgent support Turkey , Libya and the Gulf states .

Unlike in Libya in 2011 , the West has ruled out military intervention , which led to militant groups , including those affiliated with Al Qaeda emerged as the most powerful guerrilla force , raising concerns among Washington and its allies that Syria , which borders Israel and Iraq has become the center of a global jihad .

However, Saudi Arabia and Turkey believe that tackling the militants is not a priority with Riyadh as angry Sunni force to what he considered the U.S. pacification against Assad and his Iranian Shiite supporters .

Riyadh just send some junior diplomats meeting in London Alliance Friends of Syria .

Also implies differences with Washington , the Syrian opposition activists have claimed that Turkey had allowed the shipment of weapons crossing into Syria to Islamic Front , a militant group that controls the border crossings last week , confiscating weapons and equipment supplied to Western non- Muslim groups .

Peace talks scheduled to take place in Switzerland on January 22 .

Coalition agreed to attend the talks while still declared the ouster of Bashar soon , but a Middle East diplomat said the opposition leaders should "be more creative " in their tactics - specifically agreed to participate in the transitional arrangements that will leave the Alawites from Assad in positions key