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US desire Syrian opposition to be part of Rome talks

A senior U.S. official on Sunday urged the Syrian opposition to attend a planned international meeting in Rome immediately, saying it turned out an opportunity for rebels to make their case to get more support. The state run, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there was clearly dissension among the opposition about the utility of such meetings and several members have signaled they will often not attend. Nearly 70,000 individuals have been killed in Syria's civil war within the last 22 months since fighting broke out between rebels wanting to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and government forces and allied militias. There appear to be growing tensions between the fighters on a lawn and opposition members beyond your country. "The Syrian opposition leadership is under severe pressure now from the membership, in the Syrian people, to get more support in the international community as well as in that context there's a lot of internal discussion in regards to the