Spokesman for the Syrian Coalition Salem al-Meslet stresses that Assad will not be part of any political solution or in any transitional phase no matter how long it takes or whatever shape it takes. “The true place for war criminals like Assad and his aides is in the international courts and they cannot not participate in the process of transforming Syria to a new state.”

“After the start of the Syrian revolution, some regional and international powers tried to help Assad consolidate his grip on power in defiance of the aspirations of the Syrian people. The will of the rebels however and the spectacular gains they have lately made against regime forces have foiled the efforts of those forces, which are still trying to float the Assad regime by introducing it as a partner in the transitional phase.”

“The Assad regime’s industrial crimes against the Syrian people, using all weapons including internationally forbidden ones along with mass executions of detainees centers and the widespread havoc it wreaked in Syria are all enough reasons why the international community or any parties must not seek to reproduce it or present it as a partner in any process aimed at re-stabilizing Syria and the region as a whole. (Source: Syrian Coalition)