In a statement circulated by its own news agency, the Polisario claims that the Syrian presidency denies the presence of its fighters in Syrian prisons—an apparent counteroffensive as the Front faces an international campaign to designate it a terrorist organization.
The Polisario Front has attributed the absence of «Sahrawi fighters in Syrian prisons» to the Syrian presidency. «There is no evidence of the presence of Sahrawi fighters—neither in Syria, nor in its prisons—either today or in the past under Bashar al-Assad’s regime», the group stated in a communiqué published late last night by the Sahrawi Press Service (SPS).
«All individuals detained following the end of military operations were Syrians involved in war crimes. Had any foreign nationals been arrested, Syrian authorities would have formally addressed the matter with their respective governments», the same source added.
The Polisario hailed what it described as «a statement from the Syrian presidency», claiming it discredits Moroccan allegations regarding the presence of Polisario militiamen in Syrian prisons. However, this supposed statement has only been circulated by media outlets and social media pages affiliated with the separatist movement.
Syria’s official news agency has made no mention of a «statement from the presidency». While the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs did issue a statement, it pertained only to the government’s rejection of «any foreign interference in its internal affairs».
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