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               Syrian Opposition Pulls Out of International Talks

   Syria`s main opposition group, the Syrian National Coalition, is
   pulling out of international meetings to protest what it calls
   "shameful" world inaction on crimes committed against the Syrian
   people.
   The SNC says it has decided not to attend the Friends of Syria meeting
   in Rome next week and will also be declining invitations to talks in
   Moscow and Washington.
   In a statement, the coalition criticized what it called "international
   silence" on daily crimes in Syria, saying the silence "amounts to
   participating in two years of killings."
   The statement slammed Russia specifically for supplying weapons to
   Syrian President Bashar al-Assad`s government. The Syrian opposition
   group is particularly upset by the use of Russian-provided Scud
   missiles in rebel-held areas of Syria`s largest city, Aleppo.
   The United Nations says at least 70,000 people have been killed in the
   nearly two-year conflict between Syrian rebels and the government.
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