Jarba Takes Part in GCC Summit, Accuses Regime of Arming Qaida-Linked ISIL
Syrian opposition leader Ahmed Jarba on Tuesday appealed for urgent help for the Syrian opposition and civilians as he took part in the opening session of the 34th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Kuwait.
"The Syrian people need you today to tell the whole world that the Syrian regime will have no future in the country," said Jarba, who also thanked Kuwait for launching an "aid fund" without providing any details.
Jarba, head of the mainstream opposition National Coalition, accused President Bashar Assad's regime of "supplying arms" to the al-Qaida-linked Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in a bid to defeat the uprising.
Jarba reiterated that the opposition had agreed to attend next month's Geneva 2 peace conference under conditions including that Assad plays no role in any transitional government.
He also accused Lebanon's Hizbullah of intervening militarily in Syria because of “sectarian” motives, saying “the slaughter of thousands of Syrians” at the hands of the regime and its allies aggravated “the anger of the extremists in the other camp.”
Source: Agence France Presse, Naharnet
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