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Syria opposition groups hold crucial Doha talks
[Dawn] The opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) begins a four-day meeting Sunday in Doha, where the United States will reportedly press for an overhaul of the coalition aiming to topple  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Horror of Homs... Details have emerged of plans to reshape the opposition into a representative government-in-exile, after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ... sometimes described as For a good time at 3 a.m. call Hillaryand at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as Another John Jay... charged that the SNC was not representative. Rebel forces in Syria have criticised the SNC as out of touch, and the opposition is also split ideologically. The Doha talks come a day after rebels in northern Syria launched an offensive to take control of a key airbase. Washington is pressing for a makeover of the opposition, with long-time dissident Riad Seif reportedly touted as the potential head of a new government-in-exile dubbed the Syrian National Initiative.Seif and about two dozen other leading opposition fiures gathered in Amman on Thursday and came up with proposals for a new body to represent the disparate groups opposing Assad. Posted by: Fred 2012-11-05 |
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