(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian activists on Saturday circulated footage on social media for a man was brutally tortured by an Islamist group in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs over claim he works for Jaish al-Islam.
Hassan Yahia from Saqba suburb said he had been tortured by militants affiliated to Faylaq al-Rahman and Tahrir al-Sham, main rival groups to the Islam Army in eastern Damascus.
Activists denounced the torture act by Faylaq al-Rahman's members, saying the involved fightera must be held to accountability.
One of the fighters had engraved his name on the Yahiya's back, using a knife.
Rebel infighting and rifts have been a major weakness of the revolt against Bashar al Assad's rule since its earliest days, with rebel factions divided by both ideology and local power struggles.
Hassan Yahia from Saqba suburb said he had been tortured by militants affiliated to Faylaq al-Rahman and Tahrir al-Sham, main rival groups to the Islam Army in eastern Damascus.
Activists denounced the torture act by Faylaq al-Rahman's members, saying the involved fightera must be held to accountability.
One of the fighters had engraved his name on the Yahiya's back, using a knife.
Rebel infighting and rifts have been a major weakness of the revolt against Bashar al Assad's rule since its earliest days, with rebel factions divided by both ideology and local power struggles.
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