AFP NEWS: Syrian opposition groups meeting in Doha agreed in principle on Sunday on a plan to unite against President Bashar al-Assad following marathon talks and pressure from international backers.
The putative deal is based on an initiative that envisages the formation of a transitional government, a military council to oversee rebel groups on the ground and a judiciary to operate in rebel-held areas.
It came as forces loyal to President Assad suffered a fresh blow, with two suicide car bombings tearing through an officers’ club in the southern city of Daraa, cradle of the nearly 20-month uprising… (more)
