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France says Syrian rebels need to wrest areas from radicals
Source: Reuters
France says Syrian rebels need to wrest areas from radicals
By Yara Bayoumy
DOHA | Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:46am EDT
(Reuters) - Syrian rebels need to wrest back control of territory held by Islamist militants whose involvement in the conflict gives Bashar al-Assad a pretext for more violence, French President Francois Hollande said on Sunday.
Radical Islamist groups such as the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front have joined in fighting against the Syrian president's forces in the conflict which has killed more than 90,000 people and displaced millions.
"The opposition needs to win back control of these areas ... they have fallen into the hands of extremists," Hollande told a news conference in the Qatari capital Doha.
"If it seems that extremist groups are present and tomorrow they could be the beneficiaries of a chaotic situation, it will be Bashar al-Assad who will seize on this pretext to continue the massacre."
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By Yara Bayoumy
DOHA | Sun Jun 23, 2013 10:46am EDT
(Reuters) - Syrian rebels need to wrest back control of territory held by Islamist militants whose involvement in the conflict gives Bashar al-Assad a pretext for more violence, French President Francois Hollande said on Sunday.
Radical Islamist groups such as the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front have joined in fighting against the Syrian president's forces in the conflict which has killed more than 90,000 people and displaced millions.
"The opposition needs to win back control of these areas ... they have fallen into the hands of extremists," Hollande told a news conference in the Qatari capital Doha.
"If it seems that extremist groups are present and tomorrow they could be the beneficiaries of a chaotic situation, it will be Bashar al-Assad who will seize on this pretext to continue the massacre."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/23/us-syria-crisis-france-rebels-idUSBRE95M09520130623