Opposition boycotts international talks in protest at lack of aid
The main Syrian opposition grouping has said it turned down invitations to visit Washington and Moscow in protest at what it described as international silence over destruction of the ancient city of Aleppo by Syrian missile strikes.
The main Syrian opposition grouping has said it turned down invitations to visit Washington and Moscow in protest at what it described as international silence over destruction of the ancient city of Aleppo by Syrian missile strikes.
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The world’s silence in the face of the destruction of the ancient city of Aleppo has caused anger in Syria. By Mariam Karouny in Beirut
A statement early yesterday by the Syrian National Coalition, an umbrella group of opposition political forces, said it also had suspended participation in a Friends of Syria conference of international powers due in Rome next month to protest over the attacks it said have caused many civilian casualties.
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