Syrian opposition demands Assad held accountable
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Turkish-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) called on Monday to hold the “al-Assad regime” accountable in tandem with the rapidly evolving developments in the Arab normalization and openness to Syria.
The SNC said in a statement that “al-Assad’s criminal regime has committed all kinds of crimes against the Syria people, such as slaughter, shootings, bombardment by artillery, explosive barrels, planes, and chemical weapons.”
All this “calls for a rapid opening of an international accountability file and a fair trial for criminals to be a victory for justice and to put an end to the tragedy of Syrians,” the statement read.
The SNC’s call comes in tandem with the rapprochement process between Syria and Turkey as Russia seeks to hold a meeting in the near future for foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Iran, and Syria.
The demands of the SNC came in tandem with an unprecedented Arab openness to Syria as prompted by the foreign ministers of Jordan, Ayman Safadi, and Algeria, Ahmed Attaf, on Monday to seek “efforts to regain Syria’s status” on the regional and international levels.
Recently news circulated over Saudi-Syrian efforts to reopen the embassies of both countries after years of cutting ties.