Syrian rebels reject key opposition body
Istanbul-based National Coalition suffers setback as 13 powerful Islamist groups say they do not recognise it.
Published On 25 Sep 2013
Key Syrian Islamist rebel groups say they do not recognise any foreign-based opposition group, including the National Coalition, which is based in Istanbul, Turkey.
“The National Coalition and the proposed government under [recently chosen] Ahmad Tomeh does not represent us, nor do we recognise it,” 13 of Syria’s most powerful rebel groups said in a joint statement late on Tuesday.
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut.
Source: Al Jazeera