Jarba: We Seek to Unite in the Face of the Assad Regime

Ahmad Jarba, president of the Syrian Coalition, met with Tunisian President Monsef Marzouki on the sidelines of the Arab Summit. Mr. Jarba briefed the Tunisian president about the most important events in the history of the Syrian Coalition, as well as its ongoing attempts to unite in the face of the Assad regime to build a state of freedom and justice. Jarba also highlighted the legendary resistance to Assad’s forces in Kalamoon, despite the FSA being outgunned and outnumbered. “There are areas on the Syrian coast that have been liberated for more than a year, and the FSA captured strategic positions over the last few days and is still advancing.” Jarba also said that “there will be no political solution unless the balance on the ground is tipped in favor of the FSA.” For his part, the Tunisian President, Monsef Marzouki, stressed the need to reach a political solution to the Syrian crisis, considering that the Syrian people have become victim to challenges between the major powers. Jarba also met with Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Ben Kirane and gave an overview of the components of the Syrian Coalition as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people, as it is an inclusive body of all the diverse spectra of the Syrian society. “The Assad regime has sought since the early days of the revolution to throw the country into chaos. Extremist groups occupied some of the liberated areas and committed crimes as heinous as those committee by the Assad regime. The FSA, the military wing of the Syrian Coalition, waged a war on ISIS  and will continue to fight all extremist militias of Hezbollah and Abu al Fadl al Abbas and shabeeha,” Jarba stressed. He also reiterated the calls to tip the balance on the ground by supplying the FSA with advanced weapons in a step towards reaching a political solution after the Assad regime foiled Geneva II talks. Jarba asked the Moroccan Prime Minister to ease up transactions for Syrian refugees in Morocco, especially those stranded at the border with Algeria. (Source: Syrian Coalition)