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Syria general Tlas says seeks to unite opposition

By REUTERS

JULY 26, 2012 12:24

DUBAI - Brigadier General Manaf Tlas, one of the most senior defectors from President Bashar Assad's rule, said he would help unite Syria's fragmented opposition inside and outside the country to agree a roadmap for a transfer of power.

Tlas, speaking in a newspaper interview in the Saudi city of Jeddah, also said he was looking for support from Saudi Arabia and other powers.

"I am discussing with...people outside Syria to reach a consensus with those inside," Tlas told the Saudi newspaper Asharq al-Awsat. "I left (Syria)...to try to help the best I can to unite the honourable people inside and outside Syria to set out a road map to get Syria out of this crisis".

Tlas, a former friend of Assad's who could play a role in any transition of power, said he "did not leave Syria to lead the transitional period."

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