Supreme Council of the Syrian Revolution (SCSR) ( ar, المجلس الأعلى للثورة السورية) is a Syrian opposition group supporting the overthrow of the

Bashar al-Assad Bashar Hafez al-Assad, ', Levantine pronunciation: ; (, born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the 19th president of Syria, since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the ...

government in Syria during the Syrian civil war. It grants local opposition groups representation in its national organisation. One of three national opposition groups — the other two being the

Local Coordination Committees The Local Coordination Committees of Syria ( ar, لجان التنسيق المحلية في سوريا: ''LCCSyria'' or ''LCCs'') are a network of local groups that organise and report on protests as part of the Syrian uprising. In June 2011, t ...

(LCCs) and Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC) — the SCSR has been described as catering to young protesters and being different from the other two groups in its political position. It sets "outlines for a political solution while also recognising the importance of armed struggle". Unlike the SRGC it has sent representatives to

Syrian National Council The Syrian National Council (SNC; ar, المجلس الوطني السوري, ''al-Majlis al-Waṭanī as-Sūri'', french: Conseil national syrien), sometimes known as the Syrian National Transitional Council or the National Council of Syria ...

(SNC) exile group meetings, and unlike the LCCs it is not formally a member of the Syrian National Council. The group was classed as amongst the "most active" by think tank Mediterranean Affairs in 2019.

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