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Main Syrian rebel groups declare opposition to Geneva peace talks

By REUTERS

OCTOBER 27, 2013 21:15

AMMAN - Main Syrian rebel brigades have announced their opposition to an international peace conference on Syria if it does not result in President Bashar Assad's removal, piling pressure on the political opposition not to attend.

"Any solution will be totally rejected if it does not end Assad's rule with all of its military and security pillars and if it does not hold accountable all those who took part in the state terrorism," said the statement, dated Saturday and signed by some of the most formidable Islamist units fighting Assad.

"We consider attending Geneva 2 on any basis other than that mentioned above...treason that requires trials by our courts," it said, referring to the proposed peace conference.

The declaration was signed by 22 mostly Islamist brigades, including Suqour al-Sham, al-Tawhid and Ahfad al-Rasul, which are seen as backed by Qatar, as well as Ahrar al-Sham Brigade, a major rebel force in eastern Syria, and the smaller al-Sahaba Brigades, which operates around Damascus.

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