BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian envoy said Al Jazeera's interview with the leader of Nusra Front violated U.N. counterterrorism resolutions and was an attempt by Qatar to whitewash the image of the al Qaeda affiliate, Syria's state news agency reported on Thursday.
The Qatari-funded network broadcast the first part of an interview with Nusra leader Mohamad al-Golani late on Wednesday. He said the group's focus was to capture the Syrian capital Damascus and topple President Bashar al-Assad, and not aim for Western targets.
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