(CNN) -- The Syrian National Council, a prominent opposition group, elected its spokesman, George Sabra, as president at a meeting Friday in Doha, Qatar. A foreign policy spokesman for the group, Radwan Ziadeh, said Sabra -- the group's third president -- replaces Abdulbaset Sieda, who is now a member of the executive office. In all, 11 members -- men of various religious and ethnic backgrounds -- were elected to the executive office. "We hope the refreshment in leadership will reflect on the work of the SNC in the future," Ziadeh said. "No women were elected to the executive council but there is a seat for a woman that remains empty," he said, adding that no woman had run for the position.
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LCC announces it is breaking with the Syrian National Council
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Of the thousands arriving in Turkey, dozens are injured
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Syrian government forces and rebels fought near Turkish border
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United Nations says more than 11,000 Syrians have fled into Turkey, Jordan
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