The Syrian Opposition Coalition offers its heartfelt condolences to the brotherly Turkish people and to the family of the Turkish soldier who was killed on the Syrian soil while performing his duty at an observation post. It also wishes the wounded a speedy recovery.
In continuation and consolidation of the policies aimed at getting rid of the largest number of the Syrian people; emptying the country of its population and repopulating it with foreigners, especially Iranian militants; and in implementation of the theory of sectarian homogeneity Assad proposed years ago, the Assad regime’s new cabinet began its tenure with a decision preventing the return of displaced Syrians to their homeland.
As the world marks the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Assad regime carries on with its policies of kidnapping and enforced disappearance as part of its relentless war on the Syrian people. These policies are aimed at silencing prominent activists; instill terror in the heart of the Syrian people; break their will; and prevent them from continuing their struggle for freedom, justice, and dignity.
The Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) welcomes the ceasefire agreement reached in Libya and announced by head of the Presidential Council of Libya and prime minister of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj.
Today marks the seventh anniversary of the deadly chemical attack the Assad regime launched against civilians in eastern Ghouta with the use of chemical weapons.
The verdict that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon announced on Tuesday against killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was directed against individuals while sparing the parties standing behind them.
The deaths of a large number of doctors in the line of duty while battling the coronavirus pandemic in the regime-held areas is a dangerous indicator that raises many questions. The regime’s denial and lack of transparency in dealing with this catastrophic situation is mainly to blame for the country’s devastation.
Today marks the fifth anniversary of one of the most horrible war crimes committed by the regime against the people of eastern Ghouta. The crime took place when Assad regime’s jets carried out six airstrikes on a popular market in the town Douma, killing and injuring dozens of people as well as causing widespread damage to the town.
The Syrian people will continue to suffer and pay a heavy price as long as the Assad regime remains in power, whether through constant bombardment and mass forced displacement or because they are forced to live in the regime-held areas and suffer hyperinflation, abject poverty, and the risks of arrest and torture.
As we mark the eighth anniversary of the second deadly attack the Assad regime’s forces carried out in al-Shammas neighborhood in the city of Homs, millions of Syrians are still waiting for the day when they will be able to commemorate these victims and the tens of thousands of other fallen heroes in a manner befitting their sacrifices.
The extension of UN Security Council resolution 2231 relating to the arms embargo on Iran is vital to put pressure on the Iranian regime in view of the absence of any practical measures capable of reining in this regime's policies and ending its continuous support for terrorist regimes and militias.
Two years have passed since the deadly attack which was launched by the Russian jets killing 38 people, including 20 children and six women, when multiple airstrike hit the town of Urem Al-Kubra in western rural Aleppo this day in 2018.
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.
