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SOC member Michel Kilo claims evidence of Assad links to ISIS

In an exclusive interview, veteran Syrian opposition figure Michel Kilo tells Al-Monitor, "If Walid Moallem will talk about terrorism, he will receive a true lecture about terrorists."

President of Syrian Opposition Coalition Ahmed Asi Al-Jerba (2nd L), along with members of the Syrian Opposition Coalition Dr. Burhan Ghalioun (L), Michel Kilo (3rd L) and Samir Shishakli (R) meet with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (not pictured) at the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York, July 25, 2013.    REUTERS/Carlo Allegri  (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX11Z6N
President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition Ahmad Jarba (2nd L), with members of the Syrian Opposition Coalition Burhan Ghalioun (L), Michel Kilo (3rd L) and Samir Shishakli (R) meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry (not pictured) at the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York, July 25, 2013. — REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

MONTREUX, Switzerland — Michel Kilo, a member of the Syrian National Coalition delegation participating in the Geneva II talks, said that the opposition is preparing its own case implicating the Syrian government in collaboration with terrorist groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).

“There are photos that have been found of several emirs of ISIS with [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad,” said Kilo, who spoke with Al-Monitor on the sidelines of the Geneva II talks.

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