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Independent: Britain in Secret Talks with Syrian Opposition

Independent: Britain in Secret Talks with Syrian Opposition
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Away from what was said and what is being rumored, Syrian opposition is dragging foreign interference in the internal debates.

As Western capitals strongly threaten of Syrian "civil war", it seems that they are working hard to make their threats as facts on ground.

The British "Independent" newspaper revealed Saturday faces of this course noting to firm coordination between London and the so-called Syrian opposition.

Uncovering that Britain has formally opened talks with the Syrian opposition movement, the famous daily stated that "Frances Guy, a former ambassador to Lebanon, met members of the exiled opposition in Paris Friday."

"Foreign Secretary, William Hague, is to meet members of the Syrian opposition in London next week when they will also hold talks with senior officials in Downing Street," "Independent" unveiled.

"The UK, along with other Western states like France has been in informal contact with the opposition for the last three months...However, the progression of the working relationship opens up the prospect of the rebels eventually being recognized as the country's representatives and supplanting the Assad regime," the paper said.

Trying to project the "Libyan" style on Syria, the "Independent" mentioned that world powers "are asking the Syrian opposition to present a coherent set of policies and organize themselves."

"The Syrian National Council and the National Co-ordination Committee for Democratic Change are among the groups whose leaders have been involved in the talks."

In parallel, the daily reflects the military aspect of the opposition by claiming that "some protesters have responded to the regime's crackdown by taking up arms to defend themselves."

"In the past week, the Syrian Free Army, a rebel force formed in July from military defectors, has mounted deadly attacks on regime targets, including the air force's intelligence directorate," the paper mentioned.


 Source: Independent, Edited by moqawama.org 

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