The Free Syrian Army agrees to scale back its campaign of attacks on Syrian forces after talks with the Syrian National Council, which advocates nonviolence.
By Alexandra Zavis and Rima Marrouch, Los Angeles Times
December 1, 2011, 8:06 p.m.
Reporting from Beirut— In a significant display of unity, Syrian military defectors fighting to unseat President Bashar Assad have agreed to scale back their campaign and coordinate with the main civilian opposition bloc, according to representatives of both groups.
Leaders of the Syrian National Council and the Free Syrian Army met this week in southern Turkey, which has provided sanctuary to its neighbor's two most prominent dissident groups while pressing them to take steps to avoid all-out civil war.
It was the first official meeting between the council's leader, Burhan Ghalioun, and the Free Army chief, Col. Riad Assad, though there have been lower-level contacts between the groups, said Free Army spokesman Maher Nuaimi.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-syria-accord-20111202,0,2838836.story?track=rssOh hell, I thought it was a NATO undertaking. Nonviolence?