Opposition meets with activists of rebel-held areas

By Zaman Staff; Translation by Yusra Ahmed

ISTANBUL (Zaman Al Wasl)- The second Forum for inside Syria activists ended its agenda last Thursday, 29th October, in Gaziantep in Turkey which lasted for two days.

The forum held many workshops, training sessions and discussion of plans and projects in different areas.

A well informed source reported to Zaman al-Wasl that cost reached to $.200 thousand which USA covered.

According to the source, about 150 attendees were in the forum, most of them activists from outside Syria, while many activists from inside the country were not invited basing to the 'funder's selection', as some names were invited, while others were ignored especially who support the Jihadis and radical Islamists.

“The funder covered all costs besides paying $.400 for each participant and free accommodation in a 5 stars hotel ” added.

The forum witnessed Some tension and disagreements especially between Arab and Kurdish activists reflected the disagreement within the Coalition about some Kurdish parties.