October 22 2013: Syria talks open in London, ministers call for rebel unity
US Secretary of State John Kerry is at the talks along with Hague and counterparts from Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, together with opposition leaders.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the London meeting was aimed at persuading Syria’s fractious rebels to have a “united position” for the UN-backed conference in the Swiss city, pencilled in for November 23.
January 24 2014: Al Qaeda Calls for Rebel Unity in Syria
In an audio recording released Thursday, the leader of Al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahri, called on Islamist brigades in northern Syria to stop fighting one another, to focus on toppling President Bashar al-Assad and to form an Islamic court to arbitrate disputes.
What other issues unite Al-Qaeda and “western” governments?