Syrian opposition opens secret office in Aleppo: report

PanARMENIAN.Net - The main Syrian opposition group, the Syrian National Council (SNC), has opened a secret office to attend to the needs of civilians in Aleppo, Hürriyet Daily News reported citing the SNC’s press officer.

“The office is situated in the liberated area of Aleppo and we change the location periodically. There will be 10 members of the SNC based in the office within a few days,” Ahmad Halabi said.

Halabi said SNC Executive Committee member Semir Nashar was already present in Aleppo as the representative of the SNC. “Semir Nashar has met Abdulkader Saleh, who is the regional leader of the Free Syrian Army [FSA] in Aleppo. The two of them have agreed to work more closely,” Halabi said, adding that most SNC members had family in Aleppo.

“We are there to be with our families, to work very closely with the FSA, and to help people administer civilian life. We are trying to organize the field hospitals, health services, oil supplies, electricity, gas, Internet and more,” Halabi said.