Syrians refugees protest any concession opposition may make to govt in Geneva

(28 Jan 2014) Syrians living in Jordan's sprawling Zaatari refugee camp held a protest on Tuesday against any concessions its country's opposition may make to the Syrian government at the Geneva peace talks. They chanted slogans against Syrian President Bashar Assad and called upon the opposition Syrian National Coalition to continue fighting against government forces. "The Syrian people will never give up any of their rights. We are against any concessions to the government, blood against blood, we will get our revenge. The killers must get killed, this gang and this regime are terrorists and corrupt," protest organiser Said Abu Thiyab told AP Television. Another protester, Qassim al-Hariri from Hrak added, "If Bashar al-Assad considers himself a democratic leader, he should step down and transfer power to other people." The demonstrators also chanted pro-Free Syrian Army slogans and called upon Western countries to send military aid to their fighters. The Zaatari refugee camp hosts more than 120-thousand Syrian refugees. The Geneva peace talks broke off early on Tuesday to give the Syrian government time to bring a proposal for the future of the country. Murhaf Joueijati, a member of the Syrian National Coalition's negotiating team, told reporters that there would be no negotiating session for the remainder of the day. He said the opposition was giving the government the chance "to come out with their own vision for a future Syria" within the context of the first agreement made in 2012. The government on Monday already proposed a working paper on Syria's future, which the opposition immediately rejected. After nearly a week of meetings in Geneva, there's little sign of progress in talks to end Syria's devastating civil war that already has claimed around 130-thousand lives. The Syrian government has said it will not discuss replacing Assad as the leader of a country his family has ruled since 1970. The opposition insists he must step down in favour of a transitional governing body with full executive powers that would lead the country until elections are held. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...