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‘Inclusive’ Syria transition vital to avert ‘new civil war’: UN envoy

‘Inclusive’ Syria transition vital to avert ‘new civil war’: UN envoy

  • “My biggest concern is that the transition will create new contradictions in the manner that could lead to new civil strife and potentially a new civil war,” Geir Pedersen said
  • Pedersen told AFP that Bashir’s appointment had “created some negative reactions among Syrians“
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Two women walk past a destroyed building at the Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Damascus. (AFP)

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