Syrian Rebel Leaders Oath The Law Of Torturers And Prisoner Killers

Daraa, Syria/ILLUSTRATION UNSPLASH/Mahmoud Sulaiman

JAKARTA - The main rebel commander who ousted Bashar al-Assad said whoever was involved in the torture or killing of prisoners during the ousted presidential government would be hunted without pardon.

"We will pursue them in Syria, and we ask countries to surrender those who fled so that we can achieve justice," Abu Mohammed al-Golani said in a statement published on the Syrian state's Telegram TV channel.

The new interim prime minister said he aims to repatriate millions of Syrian refugees, create unity and provide basic services.

In coffers there is only a Syrian pound that is worth a little or nothing at all. One US dollar can buy our 35.000 coins," Mohammed al-Bashir told Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera.

"We have no foreign currency and regarding loans and bonds we are still collecting data. So yes, we are financially very bad," Bashir, who led a rebel-led government in Syria's northwestern region before the rapid attack on Damascus and toppled President Bashar al-Assad.

Rebuilding Syria is a big task after the civil war that killed hundreds of thousands of people. The cities have been bombed to the rubble.

Most rural areas are reduced in population, and the economy is destroyed by international sanctions.

Millions of refugees still live in camps after the occurrence of one of the largest refugees in modern times.

US officials were cautiously involved with the former rebels, although HTS remains an international terrorist organization by Washington, the United Nations, the European Union and others.