Exiled Syrian opposition leaders announced the creation of a united front on Friday aimed at forming a transitional government to bring about “regime change” from President Bashar al-Assad to democracy. Former Vice-President Abdel-Halim Khaddam, who broke with Assad last year after serving under his late father Hafez al-Assad, told a news conference: “All factions of the Syrian opposition and activists have come to the conclusion that the regime in Syria has to be changed.” Full Story