I have some notes to know about the new opposition group , the National Coalittion alliance as the following :
For one and a hale to two years we have paid blood for our freedom......, If they do something we can see on the ground ( in Syria ) , that is better than sitting outside the country in hotels , eating and drinking , while we are here dying everyday , said Abu Osama ,a 40 years old rebel manning a check point close to the Syria -Turkish boder . I think , they don't want the puppet opposition alliance in exile which has no relation with them .
The Gulf Cooperation Council said its six members recognised the National Coalition as "the Syrian people's legitimate representative", and the Arab League also gave its backing.
The 22-member League, however, stopped short of granting the bloc full recognition, stating only that it saw the alliance as "the legitimate representative of the Syrian opposition".
It called on the rest of the opposition to join, and urged regional and international groups to recognise it as a legitimate representative of the Syrian people's aspirations.
EU foreign ministers meeting at the League's headquarters in Cairo took a similar stance, welcoming but declining to recognise the alliance while calling on it to bring in more regime opponents.
"It is a very important milestone and a very big step towards (recognition)," British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on the sidelines of the EU-Arab gathering.
The Europeans wanted to ensure the deal was implemented, and to see that the coalition is "as as possible of opposition groups and all communities in Syria," he said.
Rebel fighters in Syria dismissed the Gulf and Western support for the new alliance, expecting little to change on the ground unless they get cash and weapons.
"For one-and-a-half to two years, we've paid blood for our freedom. People have left their homes and die here every day and no one cares," said Abu Osama, a 40-year-old rebel manning a checkpoint close to the Syrian-Turkish border.
"If they do something we can see on the ground, that's better than sitting outside the country in hotels, eating and drinking while we're here dying every day," Abu Osama told AFP.
International rights groups said, however, that the opposition's new leadership must act to monitor and curb any violations of international law by the rebels.
"Syria’s newly created opposition front should send a clear message to opposition fighters that they must adhere to the laws of war and human rights law, and that violators will be held accountable," said Human Rights Watch.
For one and a hale to two years we have paid blood for our freedom......, If they do something we can see on the ground ( in Syria ) , that is better than sitting outside the country in hotels , eating and drinking , while we are here dying everyday , said Abu Osama ,a 40 years old rebel manning a check point close to the Syria -Turkish boder . I think , they don't want the puppet opposition alliance in exile which has no relation with them .
Syria clashes rage as opposition urged to expand
The 22-member League, however, stopped short of granting the bloc full recognition, stating only that it saw the alliance as "the legitimate representative of the Syrian opposition".
It called on the rest of the opposition to join, and urged regional and international groups to recognise it as a legitimate representative of the Syrian people's aspirations.
EU foreign ministers meeting at the League's headquarters in Cairo took a similar stance, welcoming but declining to recognise the alliance while calling on it to bring in more regime opponents.
"It is a very important milestone and a very big step towards (recognition)," British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on the sidelines of the EU-Arab gathering.
The Europeans wanted to ensure the deal was implemented, and to see that the coalition is "as as possible of opposition groups and all communities in Syria," he said.
Rebel fighters in Syria dismissed the Gulf and Western support for the new alliance, expecting little to change on the ground unless they get cash and weapons.
"For one-and-a-half to two years, we've paid blood for our freedom. People have left their homes and die here every day and no one cares," said Abu Osama, a 40-year-old rebel manning a checkpoint close to the Syrian-Turkish border.
"If they do something we can see on the ground, that's better than sitting outside the country in hotels, eating and drinking while we're here dying every day," Abu Osama told AFP.
International rights groups said, however, that the opposition's new leadership must act to monitor and curb any violations of international law by the rebels.
"Syria’s newly created opposition front should send a clear message to opposition fighters that they must adhere to the laws of war and human rights law, and that violators will be held accountable," said Human Rights Watch.
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