A Syrian opposition conference held in Doha this weekend concluded by reaffirming the opposition’s refusal of “normalisation” with Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and calling for a set of reforms to be implemented. The two-day conference entitled “Whither Syria?” invited a host of Syrian opposition figures from various political bodies, including the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC). The introductory speech was given by Riad Hijab, a former Prime Minister of Syria who became a prominent opposition figure during the course of the Syrian revolution. The conference issued a 17-point statement calling …