The Syrian Coalition said that regime forces had arrested approximately 500 civilians, mostly women and children, in the village of Sefat north of Aleppo. Pro-Assad militants and their allied sectarian militias stormed the village on the last day of Eid al-Adha, amid reports of mass rapes of women according to activists in the area. Salem al-Meslet, spokesman for the Syrian Coalition, described the arrest and mass rape as “a mean cowardly act, calling for the immediate release of all detainees. The Syrian Coalition warns that the Assad regime’s ongoing atrocities together with the international anti-ISIS alliance’s ignoring of Assad’s atrocities would backfire and even lead to new individuals or groups to join the terrorist groups.” (Source: Syrian Coalition)
Syrian Coalition: Regime Forces’ Arrest of 500 Women and Children in Aleppo is Mean and Cowardly Act
Preserving independence and national sovereignty and maintaining the Syrian people's unity within the same Syrian soil is one of the critical pillars of the Syrian Coalition. The Coalition aims to overthrow the Assad regime along with all its symbols and pillars. It also aims to dismantle its security apparatus and hold accountable those involved in crimes against Syrians. In addition, it seeks to achieve a transition to a pluralistic, democratic and civil Syria.
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