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Syrian opposition groups meeting in the Qatari capital have agreed in principle to form a united group called the Syrian National Coalition, amid reports of deadly car bombings in the southern Syrian city of Deraa.
The Syrian National Council - once seen as the leading representative of the opposition but now seen in the West as dominated by out-of-touch exiles - had come under increasing pressure to accept a unity plan.
Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra, reporting from Doha where the opposition groups were meeting, said on Sunday that the new coalition was crucial because it is expected to go forward to set up the new transitional institutions and how to move forward to topple the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
Link-->Syrian opposition to form new coalition - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
The Syrian National Council - once seen as the leading representative of the opposition but now seen in the West as dominated by out-of-touch exiles - had come under increasing pressure to accept a unity plan.
Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra, reporting from Doha where the opposition groups were meeting, said on Sunday that the new coalition was crucial because it is expected to go forward to set up the new transitional institutions and how to move forward to topple the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
Link-->Syrian opposition to form new coalition - Middle East - Al Jazeera English