المعارضة السورية (Al-Mu'aradah Al-Suriyah) / Syrian Opposition - umbrella term for groups and individuals calling for regime change in Syria and who oppose its Ba'athist governme
ENG: The Syrian Opposition is an umbrella term for groups and individuals calling for regime change in Syria and who oppose its Ba'athist government. Opposition groups in Syria took a new turn in 2011 after the Syrian civil war as they united to form the Syrian National Council that has managed to get international support and recognized as partner for dialogue. The SNC was recognized by at least one country, Libya. A new opposition umbrella group, the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, was formed in November 2012 and this has gained recognition as the "legitimate representative of the Syrian people" by the Gulf Cooperation Council and as a "representative of aspirations of Syrian people" by the Arab League.Syria was under Emergency Law since 1963 when the ...
34 دعم المعارضة السورية! من وجهة نظري هو التنظيم الجيد وموثوق بها. / I support the Syrian Opposition! From my point of view it is a good and reliable organization., positive
33 أعارض بشدة. المعارضة السورية هو خيار سيء. هذه المنظمة ببساطة لا يمكن الوثوق! / I am strongly opposed. The Syrian Opposition is a bad choice., negative
Syrians have spilled out into the streets, risking their lives and sometimes paying with their in the process, to protest the tyrannical rule of Bashar al-Assad. But how is the opposition categorized , positive
EN.wiki: The Syrian Opposition is an umbrella term for groups and individuals calling for regime change in Syria and who oppose its Ba'athist government. Opposition groups in Syria took a new turn in , positive
A woman looks on during a rally in support of the Syrian opposition on 18 March 2012 at Puerta del Sol Square in Madrid. (Photo: AFP - Javier Soriano) , positive
Islamic preacher Mouaz al-Khatib elected president of the newly formed Syrian National Coalition of Revolutionary and Opposition Forces Sunday. (Osama Faisal/Associated Press) , positive
The U.S. says the president of the Syrian opposition coalition has reconsidered his resignation and now intends to serve out the remainder of his six-month term.
Moderate Sunni preacher Mouaz al-Khatib (moo-AZ' al-khah-TEEB') threw the opposition into turmoil earlier this week by saying he'd step down from his position, citing restrictions on his work and frustration with international aid.
His resignation came only days after the coalition picked an interim prime minister.
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Senior American columnist David Ignatius believes post-Assad era will be just as unstable, dangerous; claims US influence limited
WASHINGTON - Syrian opposition sources believe that the battle for Damascus is nearing and that the conflict with forces loyal to President Bashar Assad will be decided this summer.
Following a number of meetings with leading opposition figures in Turkey, David Ignatius published Wednesday a piece in the Washington Post claiming that in "absence (of) some diplomatic miracle" the Syrian conflict is likely to culminate in chaos and bloodshed.
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A senior Syrian opposition figure has attacked the United States for its inaction against Bashar al-Assad’s regime, saying that Britain and France were now the best hope for salvaging the rebellion.
Mr Walid Saffour, the opposition’s official envoy to London, said the refusal of Barack Obama’s administration to intervene in the two-year Syrian civil war was “humiliating to the Syrian people”.
“The British and French stance [on Syria] is better and more advanced. It is better than the US which refuses to take action,” Mr Saffour told The Daily ...