Turkey, which backs opposition factions in Syria, rejected Monday any suggestion that “foreign interference” was behind the offensive launched by opposition fighters in the country’s north.“It would be a mistake at this time to try to explain the events in Syria by any foreign interference,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said at a joint press conference in Ankara with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi.The recent flareup which saw Damascus losing swathes of territory in northwestern Syria, including Aleppo, during a lightning offensive by opposition fighters, was due to the Syrian government’s failure to engage in dialogue with opposition groups, he said. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“The lack of talks between the regime and the opposition has brought the problem to this point,” he said, describing it as “a mistake to ignore the legitimate demands of the opposition.”“Damascus must reconcile with its own people and the legitimate