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March 25, 2013

Top Syrian Opposition Leader Quits 
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Syria's main opposition leader has announced his resignation in the
latest sign of deep divisions among those fighting President Bashar
al-Assad. Moaz al-Khatib said he was quitting as president of the Syrian
National Coalition, "so that I can work with freedom that is not
available inside the official institutions." Al-Khatib had faced
criticism from his own ranks for offering to negotiate with Assad. In a
further sign of turmoil among anti-government groups, the coalition’s
military chief has rejected the authority of Ghassan Hitto, a U.S.
citizen recently elected as interim prime minister over rebel-held
areas. General Salim Idris said Hitto, a former technology manager who
lived in Texas, lacks a broad base of support in Syria.

 

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