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HARDtalk: Brian Sayers - Syrian Support Group

29/08/2012

Brian Sayers - Syrian Support Group

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, Brian Sayers - Syrian Support Group

As violence begins to tear the country apart, just how credible is the Syrian opposition?

Brian Sayers is a lobbyist for the Syrian Support Group, who are determined to fund and arm the Free Syrian Army. Stephen Sackur asks, just how credible is Syria's opposition?

Western governments view the Syrian opposition with some ambivalence. They have offered limited material support, but not arms, and have expressed concern about a lack of coordinated leadership. Brian Sayers is the chief Washington lobbyist for the Syrian Support Group - a collection of Syrian expatriates determined to fund and arm the Free Syrian Army in its fight against the Assad regime. With violence threatening to tear the country apart and the death toll close to 20,000, just how credible is Syria's opposition?

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