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Syria opposition picks delegation for new peace talks

AFP | 02/13/2017 | Politics
BEIRUT, LEBANON- Syria's opposition on Sunday announced its 21-member delegation, including 10 rebel representatives, for a new round of UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva scheduled for February 20. The delegation will be headed by Nasr al-Hariri, a member of the National Coalition, replacing Assad...
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Syria opposition demands international observers in regime jails

Syria opposition demands international observers in regime jails
AFP | 02/08/2017 | Politics
BEIRUT, LEBANON- Syria's opposition on Tuesday demanded international observers be allowed access to regime-run detention centres, after an Amnesty International investigation into mass hangings at a notorious government prison. The damning report details the gruesome weekly ritual of group...
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Syria opposition makes new push for transition

Syria opposition makes new push for transition
Maureen Cofflard | 09/08/2016 | Politics
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Maureen Cofflard- Syria's opposition on Wednesday made a fresh call for a transition to democracy without President Bashar al-Assad, as France threw its support behind new Russia-US talks aimed at ending the war. The opposition's proposal during one-day talks in London came...
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Opposition to attend Syria peace talks as truce holds

Opposition to attend Syria peace talks as truce holds
Layal Abou Rahal with Anna Malpas | 03/12/2016 | Politics
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Layal Abou Rahal with Anna Malpas in Moscow- Syria's opposition said Friday it will attend fresh peace talks next week, stoking hopes the war-ravaged country may be able to end five years of civil war and move toward elections in 18 months. A nearly two-week truce has created a...
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Syria's opposition split over peace talks after Iran excluded

Syria's opposition split over peace talks after Iran excluded
AFP | 01/21/2014 | Politics
BEIRUT- Syria's main opposition group confirmed late Monday it would take part in peace talks this week after the UN withdrew an invitation for Iran -- the main ally to Damascus. However the biggest bloc in Syria's opposition-in-exile, the Syrian National Council (SNC) said late Monday it was...
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