The leader of the most powerful
rebel group in Syria, Ahrar al-Sham, says he will not recognise any
agreement reached in the Geneva peace conference planned for January.
Hassan Aboud, from an undisclosed
location inside Syria, said the group would "absolutely not" take
part in the talks in Switzerland, planned for January 22.
World powers hope that
the Syrian opposition and the government of President Bashar al-Assad
will agree on a political solution to end the war.
Asked if his group would abide by an
agreement, Hassan Aboud said: "Whatever comes out of it, is binding only
on the Syrian National Coalition", referring to the main political
opposition bloc.
"As far as we are concerned, we
will continue the revolution until we restore our rights and our dignity."
Aboud said the groups that have
agreed to attend the Geneva conference have "no leverage on the
ground".
Founded two years ago, Ahrar al-Sham
is a Salafist Sunni group which wants to implement Islamic law in Syria.
It is well-armed, with about
20,000 fighters. Some opposition groups say Ahrar al-Sham receives financial
support from Gulf States.
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