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Kofi Annan quits Syria peace envoy role

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is quitting as international peace envoy for Syria, frustrated by "finger-pointing" at the United Nations while the armed rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad becomes increasingly bloody. Ref. Stuff.co.nz

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Syria's prime minister has defected, the opposition said Monday, in what is the highest profile departure from the embattled regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

Riyad Hijab, who was appointed prime minister in June, fled Syria overnight, arriving with his family in Jordan, said George Sabra, a spokesman for the opposition Syrian National Council.

The government, meanwhile, said Hijab resigned his post, according to a banner on Syrian state-run TV. Ref. CNN

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Syrian premier sacked:

President Bashar al-Assad appointed Riyad Hijab, a former agriculture minister, as prime minister only in June following a parliamentary election Ref. Source 7

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Syrian rebels: Too fragmented, unruly - Hurriyet:

There are more than 30 different rebel groups, including the most prominent rebel group, the "Free Syrian Army" (FSA), fighting in Syria, according to officials from the most prominent Syrian opposition group, the Syrian National Council (SNC). Ref. Source 7

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The Poplar preacher leading an armed gang of jihadis in Syria:

An influential British-based preacher is leading an armed gang of more than a hundred Islamist fighters in Syria, it can be disclosed. Ref. Source 7

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Rebels in Syria waiting to see if new opposition umbrella group can deliver international aid:

Rebels here say they have little faith that the new group, the Syrian National Coalition of Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, will be any more effective than its predecessor. Most rebel groups inside Syria also never recognized the primacy of the Syrian National Council. Ref. Source 2

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Syria's foreign minister calls for 'unconditional' dialogue with opposition:

Zo'bi urged opposition forces to participate in what he called a "National dialogue," and said that a specialized committee will start communicating with all political forces and figures to facilitate the inception of a national dialogue. Ref. Source 6

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Syria says talks with opposition cannot have 'preconditions';

"When you speak of dialogue, it means dialogue without conditions, which excludes no one. But if someone comes to me and says 'I want to talk about this issue or I'll kill you', that's not a dialogue," he said, adding: "There must be no preconditions." Ref. Source 6