Local Coordination Committees of Syria

Local Coordination Committees of Syria
لجان التنسيق المحلية في سوريا
AbbreviationLCC
FormationMarch 2011 (2011-03)[1]
PurposeOpposition to Ba'athist Syria
Region served
Syria
Membership
100–200 (June 2011)[1]
Official language
Arabic
LeaderRazan Zaitouneh[1]
Parent organization
Syrian opposition
Websitelccsyria.org
RemarksPromotes civil disobedience,[2] media campaigns[1]

The Local Coordination Committees of Syria (Arabic: لجان التنسيق المحلية في سوريا: LCCSyria[3] or LCCs[4]) were a network of local groups that organise and report on protests as part of the Syrian uprising.[2][5] In June 2011, the network was described by The New York Times as beginning to "emerge as a pivotal force" in Syria.[1] As of August 2011, the network supported civil disobedience and opposed local armed resistance and international military intervention as methods of opposing the Syrian government.[6]

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