President Barack Obama Syrian Opposition Council "Muslim Brotherhood" the sole "legitimate representative" of its country's people

President Barack Obama

 declared Syria's main opposition group Syrian Opposition Council Or The Muslim Brotherhood the sole "legitimate representative" of its country's people

 President Barack Obama declared Syria's main opposition group the sole "legitimate representative" of its country's people Tuesday, deeming the move "a big step" in the international diplomatic efforts to end Syrian President Bashar Assad's embattled regime. Obama said the newly formed Syrian Opposition Council "is now inclusive enough" to be granted the elevated status, which paves the way for the greater U.S. support for the organization.

Who Is The Syrian Opposition Council?

Wouldn' You Know It ! "The Muslim Brotherhood"

Though Muslim Brotherhood leaders were exiled under the late Syrian president, Hafez al-Assad, the movement is commonly assumed to be the most powerful and organized force within the Syrian opposition. Nearly eight months after protests began in Syria, the Brotherhood helped co-found the Syrian National Council, of which it is now the main component; the Brotherhood accounts for a quarter of the 310-member council. According to critics, this share exceeds the movement’s actual size in the revolution, thanks to the numerous groups it formed in exile and its experience in political organization.

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More on Obama's Support For The Muslim Brotherhood Or The "Opposition Council" 

Obama's announcement follows his administration's blacklisting of a militant Syrian rebel group with links to al-Qaida. That step is aimed at blunting the influence of extremists amid fears that the regime may use or lose control of its stockpile of chemical weapons.

On Monday, Clinton designated Jabhat al-Nusra, or "the Support Front" in Arabic, a foreign terrorist organization. The move freezes any assets its members may have in U.S. jurisdictions and bars Americans from providing the group with material support. The designation is largely symbolic because the group is not thought to have holdings or support in the United States, but officials hope the penalties will encourage others to take similar action and discourage Syrians from joining.

That step was part of a package intended to help the leadership of the Syrian Opposition Council improve its standing and credibility as it pushes ahead with planning for a post-Assad future.

WHO IS Jabhat al-Nusra

Syrian Muslim Brotherhood said on Tuesday the United States had made a "very wrong" decision by designating the militant*********** Islamist al-Nusra Front rebel group as a 

terrorist organisation. "The Muslim Brotherhood leaders said they are seen as (a group that) can be relied on to defend the country and the civilians against the regular army and Assad's gangs," 

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