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Syrian opposition to reorganize forces

By Washington Examiner
Published September 14, 2014 8:51pm ET
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Syrian opposition to reorganize forces
Hadi Bahra, chief of the Syrian National Coalition opposition group, gives a press conference at a hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. He has said the Syrian Coalition group stands ready and willing to partner with the international community to defeat the Islamic State group and to fight against the Bashar Assad's government. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) | Kamran Jebreili

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the main Western-backed Syrian opposition movement was in the United Arab Emirates Sunday seeking support for the group’s war-battered rebel fighters, which he said will be reorganized to fight better.

The Free Syrian Army has been marred by defections and divisions. Its fighters are engaged in a two-front war against Islamic State fighters and Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces.

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