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Syrian Opposition to Gather for a United Voice in Istanbul
[An Nahar] Syrian opposition groups are to meet in a bid to settle their differences, as the violence in their country threatens to descend into civil war, sources among the groups said Thursday.Senior members of the main opposition, Syrian National Council (SNC), Kurdish National Council, and smaller groups such as one led by tribal chief Nawaf al-Bashir will meet in Istanbul Friday and Saturday, they said. "It is kind of a last call to join us," a SNC source said, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... The bid to iron out their differences comes ahead of a major conference organized by opposition groups in Cairo under the auspices of the Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... , at a date to be announced. The newly elect head of SNC, Kurdish activist Abdel Basset Sayda, said as he took office last Sunday that his priority was to unify the opposition. Posted by: Fred 2012-06-15 |
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