Syrian opposition leaders meet in Turkey
Exiled dissidents call for campaign of civil disobedience to try to force out Bashar al-Assad from power.
Published On 17 Jul 2011
At least 400 members of Syrian opposition, divided between conservatives Islamists and liberals, attended a National Salvation Congress in Istanbul on Saturday to try to unite behind the goal of ending 41 years of Assad family rule.
They urged their compatriots to launch a campaign of civil disobedience to try to force Assad from power.
Al Jazeera’s Tarek Bazley reports.
Source: Al Jazeera