The United States announced it would now recognise the Syrian opposition coalition as "legitimate representative of the Syrian people".
In an interview with ABC News, US President Barack Obama said,
"We've made a decision that the Syrian Opposition Coalition is now inclusive enough, is reflective and representative enough of the Syrian population, that we consider them the legitimate representative of the Syrian people in opposition to the Assad regime."
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