Effort to create Syria opposition council announced

BEIRUT - A group of mostly exiled Syrian opposition figures on Thursday announced the formation of a Syrian National Council at a gathering in Istanbul, in the hope of presenting a viable alternative to the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
But it was unclear whether the 71 people named, drawn largely from the expatriate community but also from within Syria, would succeed in uniting the fractious assortment of street protesters, cyber activists, dissidents, Islamists and expatriate professionals who have emerged over the past six months to challenge the Assad regime.
Read full article >> Rosalind S. Helderman 16 Sep, 2011
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