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Head of Syrian Opposition Rejects Talks with Assad
(New York Times) Ben Hubbard - The president of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmad al-Jarba, told the Qatar News Agency that the opposition would not negotiate with President Bashar al-Assad and that talks could begin only when the military situation in Syria was positive for rebel forces. Momentum in the war has shifted in favor of Assad in recent weeks as his forces have retaken territory, and many rebel groups have become bogged down in local turf battles and infighting.