Iran will not cease its efforts to fight against Daesh and the al-Nusra Front jihadist groups, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Monday.





BRUSSELS (Sputnik)�� The minister ruled out�the participation of�the Daesh and the al-Nusra Front representatives in�the political resolution of�the conflict in�Syria.
"We agreed that the fight against�terrorist organizations, in�particular the ISIS and the al-Nusra Front, will not be stopped," he said after�a meeting in�Brussels with�EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.


Zarif argued that the process of�peaceful settlement of�the Syrian conflict "has been launched, but�some forces decided to�withdraw from�it."

Since 2011, Syria has been mired in�a civil war with�forces loyal to�Syrian President Bashar Assad fighting several opposition factions and extremist groups, including the Daesh and the al-Nusra Front, both outlawed in�Russia.

On September 30, Russia began an anti-militants air campaign in�Syria at�the request of�Assad, which was launched almost simultaneously to�the creation of�the Baghdad Information Center, established by�Iran, Iraq, Syria and Russia to�coordinate joint military action against�Daesh. A US-led international coalition has been bombing Daesh targets since�2014, without�Damascus' approval.
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