A Syrian English teacher on the run from pro-Assad forces has posted what he described as his "last" message from a besieged rebel-held neighbourhood in east Aleppo.
The shaky mobile phone footage shows Abdulkafi al-Hamdo sheltering behind a stone wall as he airs his "final" thoughts while "massacres" unfold before its eyes. 1
In the message he sighed, "Don't believe anymore in the United Nations, don't believe anymore in the International Community." He describes them as being "satisfied that we are bring killed". On ending the video he had pleaded that "We wanted freedom. We didn't want anything else but freedom." and sighs as their end seems inevitable.
2"I hope you can remember us."— AJ+ (@ajplus) December 13, 2016
This teacher in Aleppo shares a harrowing "last call" video as government forces take control of the city. pic.twitter.com/2CMzZplvav
1 Zitout. (2016, December 13). VIDEO: 'We only wanted freedom' says Aleppo teacher in 'last message' Retrieved December 14, 2016, from http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/video-we-only-wanted-freedom-nothing-else-1266565641
2 Tweet by AJ+: https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/808709577059336192
2 Tweet by AJ+: https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/808709577059336192
Other tweets by AJ+:
⚡️ This is #Aleppo in 2016:https://t.co/JMPmsguHgy
— AJ+ (@ajplus) December 14, 2016
East #Aleppo has fallen. What's next for Syria? pic.twitter.com/OdJAW8x5Y4
— AJ+ (@ajplus) December 14, 2016
A bomb at this cathedral killed at least 25 people. pic.twitter.com/TLGvX5k9we
— AJ+ (@ajplus) December 14, 2016
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