The factions also called for Mr Assad to prove he was serious about accepting
a proposal crafted by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan to end the bloodshed
that activists say has killed almost 10,000 people in a year.
“We don’t trust that regime,” opposition leader Waid al-Buni told reporters.
“If he is really serious he must apply this initiative tomorrow. Tomorrow
there must not be any tanks in the streets and the Syrian regime militaries
should be withdrawn.”
The announcement came after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged the
factions to join forces and present a “unified vision” at a Friends of Syria
meeting on Sunday in Istanbul.
“We will be pushing them very hard to present such a vision in Istanbul,” Mrs
Clinton said amid intensified diplomatic efforts to halt the year-long
bloodshed in the country.