"Abdul Rahman", the leader of the Syrian Freedom Party, now wants to investigate the whereabouts of this person, which is one of the reasons why the major powers have asked Syria for assistance.

This reason sounds very reasonable, and if China, the United States, the Soviet Union, and other major powers are deeply concerned about the situation of the civil war in the Middle East, and even resolutely intervene by force through the Security Council, if the culprits responsible for this cause cannot be apprehended and brought to trial at the International Tribunal in The Hague, it is conceivable that the superpowers that have taken military action for this reason will be very unhappy.

In this regard, Damascus naturally expressed its full cooperation, anyway, the civil war in Syria is no longer an internal affair of the country, and now it is not a big deal to have more strong intervention by the international community; Although President Hafez al-Assad has repeatedly and publicly stated that Abdel Rahman is the number one public enemy of the Syrian people and will eventually be sent to the gallows of justice, if he can be brought to justice in the name of a war criminal in the international tribunal, it will also have some positive effects on the rapid elimination of the remnants of the Liberal Party and the restoration of stability.

"Gentlemen, not much progress has been made in the pursuit of 'War Criminal-No. 1' for the time being."

Major Berets, who was tasked with coordinating with the "special investigation team," was blunt in the face of contingents from different countries, giving a brief overview of the general deployment of government forces.

In the overall situation of the all-out siege of the city, Damascus still sent a number of small detachments to infiltrate the city in accordance with the requirements of the special investigation team of the Security Council, to get in touch with the underground resistance organizations and hidden intelligence agents in the city, and to organize several arrests of high-ranking officials of the Liberal Party, as well as a cadre listed on the "playing card of war criminals." So far, nearly 10 people have been arrested or killed in the fierce firefighting; However, due to the complexity of the situation. The whereabouts of many more Liberal war criminals remain unknown. Among them is Abdel Rahman, who is of particular concern to several major powers.

According to information from all sides, the "leader" of the Liberal Party disappeared from the rebel command in Aleppo about three days ago, and he has not been seen since; In light of this situation, government forces suspect that Rahman has fled Aleppo, but this is uncertain at this point, and the search is intensifying:

"So far, at 6:30 p.m. to be exact, the search team has not found any trace of 'War Criminal-No. 1'. The 'No. 2 war criminal' who was closely related to him was also nowhere to be found.

Prior to this, we had already sent a report to your superiors, and eyewitnesses said that about two days earlier, a plane had taken off from the eastern airfield, and its whereabouts were unknown; However, combined with our army's battlefield surveillance report and the air situation report from the multinational force, no enemy aircraft leaving the airspace of Aleppo were found in the past two or three days, so the authenticity of this report is still questionable.

Based on the above considerations, we are still highly skeptical at the moment that Aleppo is surrounded on three sides and no one can easily cross the battle line. 'War Criminal' No. 1 has now left the main city and may be heading to Turkey or has crossed the Turkish border. ”

"Ahh Mr. Major, this assumption may be incorrect. ”

Because the two sides did not know each other, politely waiting for Major Beret to finish speaking, a young man with an eastern face sitting in a folding chair raised his hand, "The blockade of the northern path, the multinational force has spread a large number of induction mines under the authorization of the Security Council, and the possibility of rebel personnel evacuating Aleppo from this road is almost non-existent." ”

"And on the other hand, your military probably knows that the EC side represented by Turkey has already solemnly stated in the Security Council that now the border between Syria and Turkey is completely closed! To put it bluntly, old Europe should have realized by now that it is not beneficial for them to keep the hot potato of 'war criminal No. 1', and that the Security Council has sent an observer mission to supervise near the border, and that neither the Liberals nor civilians can approach the border, even Abdel Rahman. ”

Then the young man's words, and the sergeant from the United Kingdom next to him also made a few statements, and these things were also completely public information; Obviously, the whereabouts of Abdel Rahman, the number one war criminal of great concern on all sides, are difficult to keep completely secret, and the possibility that he will remain in Aleppo remains a possibility.

All in all, there is certainly a possibility that the "No. 1 war criminal" will flee, but it is almost impossible to cross the border into Turkey.

The implication of these words is obviously to urge Damascus to step up the search and arrest, even if the "No. 1 war criminal" cannot be found in Aleppo, in the current situation where the Liberal Party is embattled and surrounded by forces from all sides, it is presumably impossible for this person to fly all at once, as long as the search continues to intensify, with the large-scale advance of government troops and the imminent liberation of the entire territory of Syria, sooner or later, this person will always be arrested.

After a brief exchange and confirmation of the intentions of the government forces, the members of the special investigation team left one after another to continue their mission in infantry fighting vehicles.

A hasty meeting seemed to end on this occasion.

However, when we carefully reminisce about the process, some of the deep meanings revealed were not noticed by the Syrians present.

In the conversation just now, referring to the investigation of Abdel Rahman's whereabouts, Major Beret inadvertently mentioned the "second war criminal", that is, the close associates of the Syrian Liberal Party and the "leader" under the pseudonym "Kharif".

As a powerful figure in the Liberal Party*, Khalif, who ranks second on the list of war criminals, naturally has to bear heavy responsibility for the catastrophe of this civil war. However, at the time of the meeting, the members of the special investigation team present were unaware of it, and no one asked about the whereabouts of this "No. 2 war criminal" and whether he had been arrested now.

The superficial indifference is actually just a cover-up, and the whereabouts of the "No. 2 war criminal" are what the special investigation team is really concerned about.

A set of rhetoric was put forward to enter Syria under the banner of arresting "War Criminal-1", and the armed personnel of the Multinational Force, under the direct command of the Special Investigation Team, were allowed to move at will and participate in the liquidation of government forces.

However, while the Damascus Army was busy searching for the remnants of the rebels, capturing key figures and beginning to maintain order in the city, the multinational force operation, which had changed into government uniforms, focused on a number of key areas in Aleppo, where a squad of heavily armed soldiers quickly arrived outside the battered Syrian Liberal Party government office building, sealed off the site, and denied access to a single person.

The special combat personnel in khaki camouflage uniforms had a very clear goal of action, and they turned a blind eye to the television stations, substations, and transportation arteries that they had to occupy in time after the capture of the city, but went directly to the headquarters of the Liberal Party, the ordnance repair factory, and other places under the guidance of intelligence officers, and hung the United Nations flag on a blue background in these places, and took control of these areas in the name of the Security Council. Even Syrian government forces were not allowed to enter.

Mixed in with the army that has captured the city, to accomplish these inexplicable occupation activities, the real mission of the special investigation team, the Syrians, who are busy fighting the rebels, are not really aware of it.

If you only look at it on the surface, in Aleppo, which has experienced war and dust settlement, everyone is actually concerned about the same issue:

Where is Abdul Rahman, the one responsible for this qiē disaster?

To answer this question, it is basically assumed that he is still stranded in Syria, and it seems that it will be a matter of time before the "No. 1 war criminal" is captured, but it is not easy to find clues in the chaotic city of Aleppo, and it was not until late that night that in a temporary government army field hospital, Lieutenant Colonel Khatam, who was lying on a marching bed and had been unconscious, opened his eyes and saw several uninvited guests dressed in black.

Claiming to be from Damascus intelligence, the men were subjected to an impromptu interrogation in a tent after entering the field hospital.

In the face of the interrogation of the comer, Khatam, who had walked in front of the Grim Reaper, looked indifferent, and seemed to be indifferent to anything, but he still had a little vague memories after experiencing a concussion, and only slowly recalled some details under the inquiry of the visitor, telling these mysterious guys that he had received an order from "Harif" three days ago, and had also seen a black flying machine haunt the airport.

In a few words, the information revealed was not simple at all, and Khatam's words obviously interested the visitor, and then immediately verified the identity of the rebel officer.

After confirming Khatam's identity, the men immediately announced that Lieutenant Colonel Khatam had been arrested on the spot by the state security agencies, ordered the paramedics to lift the wounded Liberal Party onto a BTR-80 armored vehicle with its engines "booming" and idling, refused to explain a word to anyone present, and quickly drove away.

Towards the end of the fighting, the snowy night was unusually silent, and the Security Council special investigation team still found nothing after inspecting government office buildings, rebel headquarters and other important locations; At the same time, the Syrian government forces, eager to capture the war criminals, especially Abdul, the "No. 1 war criminal", did not find any clues, let alone know the valuable information that Lieutenant Colonel Khatam, who was captured that morning.

As night fell, the morning sun rose faintly, the snow had long since stopped in the cold winter, and the sound of firefighting could no longer be heard in the muddy city of Aleppo, only the rumbling explosions could be faintly heard in the far north.

Having just liberated the country's second-largest city and the "capital" claimed by the Liberal Party, this landmark event concerning the overall situation of the Middle East civil war quickly spread around the world; At the same time, the news that the leader of the Liberal Party, Abdul Rahman, had disappeared from the world and that the government forces had tried to arrest him without a trace, was kept strictly secret by the Damascus authorities. (To be continued......)