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Coalition Leader Calls Out De Mistura for ‘Double-standards’ on Assad, Russian War Crimes

Coalition’s secretary-general criticizes UN envoy for remarks in which he hinted at possible war crimes from FSA and rebel fighters
Coalition Leader Calls Out De Mistura for ‘Double-standards’ on Assad, Russian War Crimes

A prominent Syrian opposition leader has criticized remarks by UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura who said that the offensive launched by the Free Syrian Army and rebel fighters to break the Assad regime’s siege on Aleppo may amount to "war crimes."

Secretary-General of the Syrian National Coalition Abdul Ilah Fahd said that De Mistura’s comments were biased and represented a “double-standard,” adding that the UN envoy has been silent over the war crimes committed by the Assad regime and its Russian ally in Aleppo's eastern districts, which has faced siege for nearly three months.

He said that internationally banned weapons, including white phosphorus, cluster munitions, and bunker-buster bombs have been systematically used against civilians in eastern Aleppo without the UN envoy openly condemning their use.

Fahd added that the UN envoy has also been ignoring the mass forced displacement and demographic change operations being carried out by the Assad regime.

"Some UN officials continue to show bias in favor of the Assad regime and its Russian allies allowing their crimes in Syria to go unpunished. They also criticize the FSA and rebel fighters to cover up crimes by the Assad regime and its allies,” Fahd added.

This article was edited by The Syrian Observer. Responsibility for the information and views set out in this article lies entirely with the author.

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