Syrian opposition
Syria opposition rejects role for Assad, rebel army to continue fighting
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November 26, 2013
Syria opposition rejects role for Assad, rebel army to continue fighting
Syria's main opposition National Coalition on Tuesday warned that President Bashar al-Assad must not play any role in the transitional…
Syrian opposition still not committed to peace talks: Iran
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November 19, 2013
Syrian opposition still not committed to peace talks: Iran
Iran believes an international peace conference on Syria can be held soon but that Syrian opposition groups have yet to…
Free Syrian Army sets terms for Geneva peace talks
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November 12, 2013
Free Syrian Army sets terms for Geneva peace talks
The mainstream rebel Free Syrian Army has laid out the conditions for its participation in Geneva peace talks, including the…
Arab League backs Syria peace talks, urges opposition to go
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November 4, 2013
Arab League backs Syria peace talks, urges opposition to go
Arab states formally endorsed proposed peace talks to end the Syrian civil war that have been delayed by disputes between…
Russia says Syria rebel threats against talks ‘outrageous’
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October 28, 2013
Russia says Syria rebel threats against talks ‘outrageous’
Russia on Monday described as “outrageous” a threat by powerful rebel groups in Syria against those who attend peace talks…
Britain urges all Syrian opposition to join peace talks
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October 22, 2013
Britain urges all Syrian opposition to join peace talks
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said it was vital that all elements of Syria’s opposition join peace talks tentatively scheduled…
Syria rebel groups tell Al-Qaeda to leave border town
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October 3, 2013
Syria rebel groups tell Al-Qaeda to leave border town
Six of the most powerful rebel factions in Syria issued a joint statement on Thursday telling an Al-Qaeda front group…
Syrian opposition tells UN willing to attend Geneva conference
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September 22, 2013
Syrian opposition tells UN willing to attend Geneva conference
The president of the opposition Syrian Coalition, Ahmad Jarba, said the group would attend a proposed Geneva conference to end…
Syrian regime offers reward for captured rebel fighters
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September 6, 2013
Syrian regime offers reward for captured rebel fighters
Syria's government announced on Friday it would pay rewards to those who catch foreign opposition fighters in the war-torn country. Authorities…
Kerry portrait of Syria rebels at odds with intelligence reports
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September 5, 2013
Kerry portrait of Syria rebels at odds with intelligence reports
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's public assertions that moderate Syrian opposition groups are growing in influence appear to be…