The Supreme Military Council [SMC] wishes to refute the
false allegations circulating in the media and on the Internet surrounding General Salim Idriss fleeing to a Gulf country. The SMC can confirm that the Chief of Staff is present at this time, performing all of his functions and meeting with fellow senior military leaders and frontline commanders. Such rumours only serve to impact on the morale of our brothers fighting on the ground at a time when we need to concentrate on stopping the criminal regime, which continues to perpetrate horrific massacres all over the country against our people. The Media Office of the Supreme Military Council