The head of media office of Syrian National Coalition Khalid Saleh speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Aug. 29, 2013. The Western-backed Syrian National Coalition (SNC), the main Syrian opposition umbrella group in exile, on Thursday urged the West to respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons near Damascus by the Syrian government last week. (Xinhua/Lu Zhe)
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Syrian opposition banks on West to respond to alleged chemical attack
ISTANBUL, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Western-backed Syrian National Coalition (SNC), the main Syrian opposition umbrella group in exile, on Thursday urged the West to respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons near Damascus by the Syrian government last week.
As the United States and its allies have been mulling imminent military action against Syria due to the alleged chemical attack which Damascus rubbished as baseless, Khalid Saleh, head of the SNC's media office, said "We understand that the international military intervention does not aim to change the regime in Syria and will be in a limited way." Full story
The head of media office of Syrian National Coalition Khalid Saleh speaks during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Aug. 29, 2013. The Western-backed Syrian National Coalition (SNC), the main Syrian opposition umbrella group in exile, on Thursday urged the West to respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons near Damascus by the Syrian government last week. (Xinhua/Lu Zhe)
