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A total of 28 children were raped in Syria’s northern Aleppo province in the last two months alone, which was recaptured by Assad regime forces and its foreign allies in December 2016, according to a report that was conducted by interviewing Syrian families.
The horrific part of the report reveals that 11 of them were murdered after being raped.
The latest rape and murder occurred 15 days ago and took place near the Aleppo University Hospital.
Speaking exclusively to Yeni Şafak daily, spokesman of the Syrian Assistance Coordination Unit Abu Tawfik evaluated the recent developments in Syria.
“Aleppo is battling every kind of human rights violation and instability. Terror and looter groups continue to dominate many neighborhoods in the town.”
The report also indicated that there is no authority in the town for locals to file a complaint to.
The PYD/YPG is the Syrian branch of the PKK terror group, the American Special Representative for Syria James Jeffrey said Thursday.He spoke at a panel at the Defense One Summit, which brings top military, foreign policy and intelligence leaders to Washington to discuss American security throughout the world.Jeffrey said U.S. operations in Syria could not be done without the "active participation, coordination, and cooperation of Turkey."The U.S. is not able to function in the northeastern region of Syria while fighting Daesh forces at the same time, and to do both a local partner is needed, according to Jeffrey."That local partner since 2014 has been the PYD, which is the Syrian offshoot of PKK, but we have not designated it as a terrorist organization which we did with the PKK,” said Jeffrey, referring to the political wing of the YPG.Video: 'YPG is Syrian offshoot of PKK terror group'In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people.Turkey has repeatedly told Washington that the PYD/YPG is not any different from the PKK and partnering with one terrorist organization to defeat another would not yield any result.He said that the U.S. is still in the northeast region of Syria to defeat Daesh terrorists, remove Iranians out of the area and ensure the political process in the country.Turkey agrees with all three points but the U.S. added "some conditions" and did not do a proper job of explaining them to Ankara, he said without mentioning what those conditions were.Jeffrey said without Turkey’s help, the U.S. mission in Syria would be over.Turkey neutralizes four PKK terrorists in northern IraqN. Syrian tribes hail Turkey’s anti-YPG/PKK effortsPKK bans hijab in occupied areas of NW Syria
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Families scared to send their children to school
Syrian families are also worried about sending their children to schools and stand guard in front of the buildings as kidnappings have increased.
Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.
Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and more than 10 million others were displaced, according to UN officials.
The U.S. said Thursday it will break with prior precedent and vote against a UN resolution calling on Israel to end its occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights. The U.S. had previously abstained rather than voting against the non-binding measure, but Washington's UN mission said it would change its vote to a "No" citing alleged "anti-Israel bias," but it is likely to pass the General Assembly nonetheless.Nikki Haley, the U.S.'s UN envoy, made the announcement in which she called "useless” the annual resolution."If this resolution ever made sense, it surely does not today," she said in a statement. "The resolution is plainly biased against Israel. Further, the atrocities the Syrian regime continues to commit prove its lack of fitness to govern anyone. The destructive influence of the Iranian regime inside Syria presents major threats to international security."The resolution is expected to come up for a vote Friday.Israel occupied the Golan Heights during the 1967 Six-Day War, capturing it from Syria. It was formally brought under Israeli law in 1981 under then-Prime Minister Menachem Begin in a move that has never been recognized by the international community, and was criticized at the time by Washington.It remains sovereign Syrian territory under international law.Abbas, Erdoğan discuss Israel's recent Gaza aggressionIsraeli attacks leave several parts of Gaza in ruinsPalestine's Abbas condemns Israeli aggression on Gaza
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