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Assad foes’ try at unity contentious on first day

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS

Posted: November 5, 2012 at 5:33 a.m.

Syrian girls who fled with their family from the violence in their village keep warm by the fire next to their tent at a camp Sunday in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border.

KHALIL HAMRA
Credit: AP
 Syrian girls who fled with their family from the violence in their village keep warm by the fire next to their tent at a camp Sunday in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border.

Sharp disagreements arose Sunday on the first day of a Syrian opposition conference meant to forge a more cohesive leadership that the international community says is necessary before it will boost its support for those trying to overthrow President Bashar Assad.

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