A Syrian woman, fleeing violence in the restive Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood, reacts as she stands with her children in Aleppo’s Fardos neighbourhood on December 13, 2016, after regime troops retook the area from rebel fighters (Picture: Getty)

A nurse trapped in besieged Aleppo has penned a heartbreaking letter explaining why she’s chosen to end her own life rather than face rape at the hands of ‘Syrian army animals’.

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This letter, as well as reports from rebels in the Syrian second city suggest female survivors are at risk of being assaulted, with some opting to end their lives to avoid sexual abuse.

In this heartbreaking post, a woman said to be a nurse in Aleppo explains why she’s choosing to end her own life.

The post was shared by aid worker Abdullateef Khaled.


He claims the original note was given to the scholars of the Ummah and opposition to the Syrian government.



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Metro.co.uk have reached out to Khaled.

The nurse, who hasn’t been named, writes:

Syrian nurse's heartbreaking letter ‘I am one of the woman in Aleppo who will soon be raped in just moments..there are no more weapons or men that can stand between us and the animals who are about to come called the “country’s army”. ‘I don’t want anything from you..I don’t even want your supplication…as I am still able to speak I think my supplication is going to be more truthful than what you say! ‘I am committing suicide..and I don’t care if you say I am in Hell-Fire! ‘I am committing suicide because i did not remain firm in my deceased father’s home for all these years because his heart burned when he saw all those who left Aleppo.. ‘I am committing suicide not due to no reason but because I do not want several members of the Assad Regime to savor raping me while just yesterday they were afraid to say the word “Aleppo”. ‘I am committing suicide because the Day of Resurrection has taken place in Aleppo and I don’t think Hell-Fire will be worse than this.. ‘I am committing suicide and I know all of you will unite on my entering of Hell-Fire and that will be the only thing that you will unite upon: the suicide of a woman. Not your mother or sister or wife…but a woman you are not concerned about. ‘I will conclude by saying that your fatwa (verdicts) have become meaningless to me so save it for yourself and your family. ‘I am committing suicide.’

Women walk near damaged buildings in government controlled Hanono housing district in Aleppo, Syria December 4, 2016 (Picture: Reuters)

After six years of war in Syria, the situation in Aleppo has been described as a ‘complete meltdown of humanity’.

Thousands of survivors are said to be trapped in the war torn city, but the thousands of people who manage to survive in Aleppo despite the bombs, guns, scant access to food, water and medicine, are being all-but ignored by the outside world as atrocities are continually carried out against them.

Abdullah Othman, head of the Consultative Council in the Levant Front – one of Aleppo’s largest rebel groups – said ‘This morning 20 women committed suicide in order not to be raped.’

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Syrian residents, fleeing violence in the restive Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood, arrive in Aleppo’s Fardos neighbourhood on December 13, 2016 (Picture: Getty)

From the town of Azaz, Othman told the Daily Beast the Assad regime is trying to sweep through the rebel group’s defences.

Thousands of the people still trapped in Aleppo are crammed into whatever buildings are still standing in order to protect themselves from airstrikes, although there’s just not room for them all.

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Many civilians are in broad daylight, with nowhere to shelter.

Othman added: ‘Men, women and children were being cooked alive by barrel bombs dropped right where they stood.

‘Women and children – their screams can be heard underneath the rubble.’

Syrian residents leave Aleppo’s Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood after pro-government forces captured the area in the eastern part of the war torn city on December 13, 2016 (Picture: Getty)

Yesterday, the Red Cross said a ceasefire was the only way to save lives in Syria – the last chance for thousands of people trapped in Aleppo.

Forces and rebel factions reached a ceasefire late last night in order to allow civilians to evacuate the perilous city.

Though reports this morning suggest explosions were heard at dawn and it’s since been reported that the pullout of Syrian rebels and civilians from the holdouts have been delayed.

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Syrians leave a rebel-held area of Aleppo towards the government-held side on December 13, 2016 during an operation by Syrian government forces to retake the embattled city (Picture: Getty)