Syrian Coalition Denounces ISIS Killing of Physician, Calls It “Enemy to Syrian People”

The opposition Syrian National Coalition has condemned the killing of Dr. Hussein al-Suleiman, also known as Abu Rayyan, by the Islamic State in Iraq and The Levant  in Tel Abyad in Raqqa Province.

Suleiman, a member of the insurgent faction Ahrar al-Sham, was held for 20 days, tortured, and executed.

The Coalition asserted: ''We reiterate that ISIS is a terrorist organization with close connections to the terrorist Assad regime. It has become clear that ISIS is an enemy to the Syrian people, shedding Syrian blood and killing innocent civilians on numerous occasions.

The Islamic Front also issued a statement denouncing ISIL over Suleiman’s death. It has said that, despite a “truce” with ISIS, the killers of the doctor must be handed over for justice.  

The Syrian Coalition calls on those who have joined or allied with ISIL, thinking it is a group committed to the goals of the revolution, to leave the group immediately. ISIL has its own agenda which is definitely neither serving the revolution, nor the Syrian people’s interests.

Ahrar Al Sham's media office reports that Abu Rayan along with 20 fighters from Ahrar Ashaam were captured by ISIL when clashes broke out between the two groups.

The reasons behind their fighting, according to Ahrar Al sham, started after ISIL, without obvious reasons, attacked one of their checkpoints and killed 6 fighters of Ahrar Ashaam.

After a prisoner exchange agreement between the two sides on Tuesday, ISIL handed over the body of Abu Rayan, who has been executed by firing squad.

Dr. Abu Rayan was a top commander of Ahrar Ashaam in the border town of Tel Abiyad in Ar Raqqah province.  

A graphic photograph of the doctor, before and after his death, has been posted on Twitter. (with Agencies)