Syrian opposition seeks united front

Syrian opposition seeks united front

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Leading Syrian opposition figures, encouraged by international support for their cause, met in Istanbul on Saturday to nominate a council that could aid in a transition of power if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled by an uprising against his rule.

Unlike previous opposition conferences that were marked by divisions between Islamists and liberals, participants said there was broad agreement on 120 nominees for the council from inside and outside Syria.

The council would speak for dissidents in exile and ac-tivists on the ground, opposition figures told Reuters.

"It will be a credible voice for the democratic revolution," said Wael Merza, a Syrian political scientist who played a major role in preparing the list of nominees.

"We need to have a road map for a transition and unity among the opposition," said Merza, who works in the Gulf.

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