CWN - A Syrian bishop has downplayed reports that a new "moderate" rebel group has emerged in the country.

Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo said that the announcement by the "al Nusra Front" that it has proken off ties with Al Qaida is a "purely tactical move." The group is still made up of Islamic extremists, he said, and a "moderate Syrian opposition" is "an entity that does not exist."

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