Syrian Talks Revival Depends on West's Ability to 'Isolate' al-Nusra Front

Resumption of the Syrian peace talks in Geneva depends on the ability of the US-led coalition to isolate al-Nusra Front terrorists and to comply with the provisions of the US-Russia deal on the Syrian settlement, leader of the Moscow-Cairo-Astana opposition platform Qadri Jamil told Sputnik on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On September 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry presented a new plan on the peace settlement in Syria, which included a new ceasefire and stipulated separation of "moderare" rebels from designated terrorist groups like Jabhat Fatah al Sham (previously known as al-Nusra Front), the al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria.

On September 19, the Syrian army declared the end of the ceasefire regime blaming the rebels for numerous violations that made the cessation of hostilities senseless.

"There is no other way, and the talks will eventually resume. It depends only on whether the Western coalition headed by the United States would be able to isolate al-Nusra Front or not, whether they would fight terrorists or not, and whether they would insist on complying with the obligations under the US-Russia deal or not," Jamil said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier that Moscow could hardly trust the US-led coalition's actions in Syria as it exclusively targets Daesh terrorist group and bypasses al-Nusra Front targets.

Moreover, al-Nusra Front commander Al Ezz told a German newspaper in an interview published on Monday that the United States had provided the terrorist with TOW anti-tank missiles.