Opposition bloc seeks to form new body instead of National Coalition next Cordoba conference

A new Syrian opposition bloc seeks to form new body instead of the west-backed National Coalition in their upcoming meeting in Cordoba, the southern city of Spain on January 9 and 10, Special source told Zaman Alwasl.

More than 200 participants will attend the conference, who represents the Syrian opposition spectrum, including 19 representatives from the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change, with remarkable participation from the newly formed 55-Islamist units, The Islamic Front.

Spain will hold a meeting of Syrian opposition groups in early January ahead of next month's planned peace talks, known as "Geneva 2", aimed at halting the three-year war in Syria, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said according to Reuters.

"(The) aim is to bolster dialogue between the groups and boost their cohesion ahead of Geneva 2," Rajoy told reporters.

According to the source, some opposition figures will propose a draft for the 2014 presidential elections, nominates a well-known Damascene Sunni Businessman, (his name was not mentioned) who is big ally for rebels of Ghouta, to lead Syria after Bashar Al Assad.

The draft noted that the Syrian regime figures can participate in the power. 

Syria's armed uprising began as a series of peaceful democracy protests 33 months ago but escalated into a full-blown civil war after Assad's regime launched a brutal crackdown on dissent.

The conflict is estimated to have killed around 126,000 people and displaced millions more.