Syrian Opposition Leader Resigns
Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib resigns from National Coalition expressing frustration at lack of international support for rebels.
Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, Syria’s opposition leader, has announced his resignation from the National Coalition, his spokesman told Al Jazeera.
Mohamed Ali said the resignation followed Saturday’s meeting with the European Union, “which resulted in achieving nothing”.
In a statement released on his Facebook page on Sunday, Khatib confirmed his resignation from the dissident group recognised by dozens of states and organisations as a legitimate representative of the Syrian people.
“I announce my resignation from the National Coalition, so that I can work with a freedom that cannot possibly be had in an official institution,” Khatib said in the statement.
“For the past two years, we have been slaughtered by an unprecedentedly vicious regime, while the world has looked on,” Khatib said.
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