Assad rules out Syria’s joining the US-led coalition carrying airstrikes against ISIL positions

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has ruled out Syria’s joining the US-led coalition carrying airstrikes against what are said to be ISIL positions in Iraq and Syria, since members of the coalition are themselves sponsors of terrorism. Following is an interview by English Radio correspondent Morteza Jabbari with Christoph Horstel, a government consultant in Germany on this issue.