Aleppo bishop says ‘moderate’ Syrian rebels are killing civilians

February 18, 2016

A bishop in Syria’s largest city has lamented the killing of civilians by “moderate” Syrian rebels and said that Syrian government forces, backed by Russia, are liberating parts of the city.

Bishop Georges Abou Khazen, the apostolic vicar for Aleppo’s Latin-rite Catholics, said that there has been “continuous bombardment of civilians” by “groups that are called the ‘moderate opposition’” but “do not differ from the other jihadists (Islamic State and al-Nusra) other than by name,” according to Vatican Radio.

In some parts of the city, the Assad government’s “regular army is advancing with the help of the Russians, and in the liberated areas the operation of water and electricity is beginning again, the schools reopen.”

 

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Further information:

• Siria: volontario Caritas ucciso ad Aleppo da colpo di mortaio (Vatican Radio)
• Vescovo Aleppo: incontro Papa-Kirill frutto anche delle nostre sofferenze (Vatican Radio)