Syrian National Coalition Of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces

President of the Syrian Coalition Riad Seif sent letters to the United Nations and its Secretary-General António Guterres as well as to Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri to stress the need to protect the Syrian refugees in Lebanon, especially in the town of Arsal. Seif said that the killing, arrest and physical abuse of Syrian refugees is "disgraceful violation of human rights laws and the Lebanese…

Nasr Hariri, Head of the delegation of the opposition’s High Negotiations Committee (HNC) to the Geneva talks, stressed that the protection of Syrian civilians from the military operations being carried out by the Assad regime and the Iranian militias is still at the top of the list of demands submitted to the United Nations by the Coalition. Speaking at a teleconference with members of the local council in the town…

Nasr Hariri, Head of the delegation of the opposition’s High Negotiations Committee (HNC) to the 7th round of Geneva talks, stressed that the regime continues to refuse to engage in the political process, calling on the United Nations to fulfill its obligations to implement international resolutions on political transition in Syria. Speaking after a meeting with UN envoy Staffan de Mistura on the third day of the latest round of…

Secretary of the Syrian Coalition’s political committee Yahya Maktabi said that the international community risks undermining the principles of democracy, dignity and human rights in Syria, pointing to attempts to rehabilitate the Assad regime. "We are trying to clarify the issue of the Syrian people, which requires the unification of the efforts of everyone. We are also seeking to restore confidence between us and the Syrian people," Maktabi told Elaph…

Members of the delegation of the opposition’s High Negotiations Committee (HNC) to the seventh round of the Geneva talks discussed the latest political and military developments in eastern Qalamoun with representatives of civil and military groups in the area on Wednesday. The representatives said that eastern Qalamoun has been subjected to crippling siege by the ISIS extremist group and the Assad regime. The Assad regime has recently launched a large-scale…