Syrian Rebel Groups Form Islamic Alliance -- L.A. Times
Nearly a dozen of the largest Syrian rebel groups decry the U.S.-backed Syrian National Coalition, which they say is out of touch.
Nearly a dozen of the largest Syrian rebel groups, including one linked to Al Qaeda, have formed an Islamic alliance that could serve as the basis for a future political bloc and have denounced the Western-backed Syrian National Coalition.
The bloc explicitly called for sharia, or Islamic law, to be the sole source of legislation in Syria, which for decades has been governed under iron-fisted secularism by President Bashar Assad and his late father, Hafez Assad.
Members of the alliance said Wednesday that an Islamic state represented the true wishes of the majority of Syrians, but added that it would not be forced upon people.
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Islamist Syrian Rebels Reject Opposition Backed by West -- RIA Novosti
Syria schism: West-backed rebels shun West-backed opposition coalition -- RT
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Syrian Rebel Groups Slam Western-Backed Opposition -- Time/AP
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