With the formation of the Syrian national coalition in Doha last weekend, the Syrian conflict seems to have entered a new phase. For the first time since the breakout of the Syrian revolution almost 20 months ago, the Syrian opposition has a representative body that can speak in its name.
Western governments have long been complaining about the inability of Syrian opposition groups to form a credible alternative to President Bashar Al Assad’s brutal dictatorship. They have always cited this problem as the main reason for holding back support for the Syrian revolution. The decision by the Syrian opposition groups to form The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (NCSROF) has withdrawn this pretext. Some have therefore expected the West, particularly the US, which put tremendous pressure to help create the new opposition umbrella, to change its policy.
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