Friends of Syria pledge cash
The Friends of Syria meeting ended in Turkey with the international community pledging millions of dollars of aid for the Syrian rebels.
Friends of Syria to say Annan's peace plan not open-ended
A communique expected from the Friends of Syria in Istanbul is expected to give full support to U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's peace mission while stressing that it cannot be open-ended.
The communique would also recognise the legitimacy of steps taken by the Syrian people to defend themselves.
Conference sources have said Gulf Arab states were ready to funnel millions of dollars through the opposition Syrian National Council to pay recruits who defect from Assad's forces to join the rebel Free Syrian Army.
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