This would mean he will need to build up his match fitness for an England friendly in March against as yet unnamed opposition ahead of the World Cup in the summer.
As for Assad, an unnamed military source told the media that Assad ordered the whole thing in order to divert world attention from the fact that he is butchering his citizens.
Burhan Ghalioun also said he assumed the resignation was a protest against world powers that have not provided the opposition with the aid it needs, unnamed countries that have interfered in the coalition's work and other coalition members who have impeded al-Khatib's work.