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The regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is intensifying its crackdown on the country's political opposition. Its leaders are organizing their resistance from Turkey.The Syrian National Council, the highest-level opposition body in exile, has its headquarters in Istanbul. The Free Syrian Army is also led from Turkish territory. The commander of the armed resistance lives in a refugee camp in southern Turkey. Members of the Syrian opposition often put their lives on the line in order to smuggle humanitarian aid and even weapons across the border.
The regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is intensifying its crackdown on the country's political opposition. Its leaders are organizing their resistance from Turkey.The Syrian National Council, the highest-level opposition body in exile, has its headquarters in Istanbul. The Free Syrian Army is also led from Turkish territory. The commander of the armed resistance lives in a refugee camp in southern Turkey. Members of the Syrian opposition often put their lives on the line in order to smuggle humanitarian aid and even weapons across the border.
