European Union has recognized the new Syrian opposition coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people. The EU foreign ministers took a decision to this effect at a meeting in Brussels yesterday. France which is the first Western country to recognize the Coalition had urged EU nations to recognize the newly formed National Coalition for Syrian Opposition and Revolutionaries as the sole representative of the Syrian people. Britain is expected to clarify its position in a parliamentary debate today. GCC, Arab League AND Turkey have already recognized the new bloc which came into existence in Qatar two weeks ago and will have its headquarters in Cairo. The President of the umbrella opposition, Moaza Al Khatib met the Egyptian foreign minister in Cairo and said he has been assured support in this regard. The coalition aims to present a united front to the international community and is lobbying for weapons and cash to help it topple the Syrian regime Inside Syria, the main Islamist rebel groups in Aleppo, rejected the newly-formed Syrian opposition bloc saying they want an Islamic state. The opposition activists reported that rebels have seized a large army base in Aleppo as the fighting flared along the Turkish border.