Syrian Rebels Form Coalition

After a week of talks, Syria's fractious opposition movement has agreed on one thing: Get Bashar al-Assad out. The rebels announced they had formed a coalition today in Doha, Qatar, reports the BBC, after significant international pressure to unite. "An initial deal has been signed," says a Muslim Brotherhood rep, adding that tonight the group will be "electing the president of the body and his deputy." The new body is dubbed the National Coalition for Opposition Forces and the Syrian Revolution; details are forthcoming. (More Syria stories.)