Konflikten i Syrien

East Aleppo civilians report torture, executions by ‘moderate opposition’ – Russian military

“Civilians who escaped from terrorists are reporting about new crimes committed by the so-called ‘moderate opposition’ fighters in east Aleppo. There is confirmation of the facts of abuse, torture, public executions, as well as wanton killings of the population," said the head of operations for Russia’s General Staff, Lieutenant General Sergey Rudskoy.

Officers of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria are documenting all of the reported crimes, the head of the Russian General Staff added.

The militant-held territories in Aleppo have been reduced by a third over the past four days, the Russian military announced.

"Tens of tons of humanitarian aid are being delivered to the liberated districts daily, reconstruction of social infrastructure and medical help for the population are underway,” Rudskoy stressed.

Russian diplomat says concept of Syria’s moderate opposition has failed

According to the Russian diplomat, the conflict in Syria stemmed from unreflecting foreign
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UNITED NATIONS, December 9. /TASS/. The phantom concept of the so-called moderate opposition in Syria has actually failed, with protest movements being subjugated by armed extremism backed from outside the country, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said on Friday.
The diplomat reminded that at Syria’s request Russia is helping to rebuff terrorists "gushing into the country from everywhere to help do away with the legitimate government" as they have been instructed. "It did not take long for armed extremism to subjugate protest movements" in Syria, he said. "These phenomena bound together with extensive financial, material and propaganda support from outside. The phantom concept of the Syrian moderate opposition has actually failed," Churkin stressed.
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"We consider it as a present-day aggressive form of colonialism," he said.
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Churkin reminded of the most topical task of forming a "really global anti-terrorist coalition on the basis on international law," which is worth of being discussed by all United Nations member countries, including at the General Assembly.