The so-called Syrian moderate opposition has publicly admitted cooperation with terrorists
The Syrian armed opposition, supported by the West, said that it is forced to cooperate with terrorists, Izvestia reports, citing the confession of one of the leaders of the Supreme Negotiating Committee (external opposition) Khaled Hoxha.
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“The population under siege in the eastern regions of Aleppo, and the armed opposition that is trying to protect it, has no choice but to accept the help provided by Islamist militants,” the publication quotes Hoxha as saying that this is before all about Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda.
Such a frank recognition was not a revelation for either Moscow or Damascus, the publication notes.
“We are observing a process of merging of militants with the moderate opposition. What does it mean that they have “no choice”? Let them turn to the Americans with a request for support in distancing themselves from Jabhat al-Nusra. Only they don't do it. Instead, the opposition accepts help from the militants and fights on their side, shells residential areas in Aleppo, kills civilians who want to go through humanitarian corridors, and covers up its crimes with statements that it allegedly has no choice. Meanwhile, Russia declares regimes of silence, opens exits for the civilian population, and also allows militants to come out, and with weapons. True, few of the “armed opposition” take advantage of the opportunities provided,” Vladimir Dzhabarov, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, told Izvestia.
However, he added that this situation cannot continue for long, and at some point the offensive on the encircled areas of the city will resume, and the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Syrian Air Force will again begin to strike the militants.
“Khaled Hoxha confirmed what the Syrian authorities have been saying for a long time, namely the existence of an alliance between groups of the so-called moderate opposition and terrorists. He admitted that there are essentially no differences between one and the other and they are used by external forces to undermine the national sovereignty of Syria. Aleppo is an important city from a strategic point of view, so the authorities will make every effort to fully return it to their control,” Syrian parliament member Ammar Baghdash told the publication.
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