ISIS’s Acts of Terror in Raqqa

Press Release

Syrian Coalition

May 2, 2014

The Syrian Coalition is outraged by the recent acts of terror carried out by the Islamic State in Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) in the province of Raqqa.

Shocking reports coming from Raqqa revealed how ISIS had executed its opponents and hung their bodies on crosses in public places.

Recently leaked documents have shown the regime has infiltrated ISIS by enabling hundreds of pro-Assad fighters from Iraq to obtain false identity papers to join ISIS. Earlier this year, President of the Syrian Coalition, Ahmad Jarba, spoke of the relationship between ISIS and the Assad regime: “Connection and collusion between the regime and ISIS runs deep. When the world hears Assad's empty talk of terrorism, they must think again and ask themselves, who in Syria is the true terrorist?"

The Syrian people who are facing the terrorism of both ISIS and the Assad regime have a right to be protected. The international community needs to stand by the Syrian people in their struggle to end all forms of repression and injustice.

May our wounded recover, our detainees be free, and our fallen heroes rest in peace.

Long live Syria and its people, free and with honor.