Daily Alert Archive

February 13, 2014       Share:    

Source: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=%22Syrian+Rebels+Sketch+Peace+Plan+That+Omits+Demand+for+Assad%E2%80%99s+Ouster%22&oq=%22Syrian+Rebels+Sketch+Peace+Plan+That+Omits+Demand+for+Assad%E2%80%99s+Ouster%22&gs_l=news-cc.1.0.43j43i53.9042.10944.0.12443.3.2.0.1.0.0.168.326.0j2.2.0...0.0...1ac.1.Ej2K6qL_VZ0

Syrian Rebels Seek Peace without Assad's Ouster

(New York Times) Anne Barnard and Nick Cumming-Bruce - The Syrian opposition coalition on Wednesday presented its most detailed vision yet of a political transition to end Syria's conflict, in a 24-point plan that, strikingly, made no mention of President Bashar al-Assad or his ouster, while outlining strong requirements for human rights and justice in a future Syria. The proposal, presented to the Syrian government's delegation during peace talks in Geneva, marked a shift in tone for the opposition. Opposition members said they wanted to avoid a state collapse as occurred in Iraq in 2003, and allow for warm relations with Russia, the Assad government's strongest backer.

View the full edition of Daily Alert

Back to Archive