OIC Condemns the Bloodshed in Deir Al-Assafir in the Eastern Ghouta in Damascus

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on 3 April 2016, condemned strongly the heinous bloodshed committed by the Syrian regime air force in the village of Deir al-Assafir in the Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, claiming the lives of over 30 civilians, mostly children. The raid also targeted two Civil Defense centers leading to many deaths and injuries.

The OIC Secretary General, Iyad Ameen Madani, denounced the continued killing and mayhem caused by the Syrian regime and its violation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, therefore obstructing the UN’s efforts to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis based on the Geneva 1 communiqué and UNSC resolutions 2258 and 2264. Madani called on the international community to put pressure on the Syrian regime to compel it to respect the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and concentrate on the political solution as the only way to end the conflict in Syria.