The fall of the Al-Assad Dynasty in Damascus, three months ago, in the hands of a coalition, dominated by a former “reformed” jihadist group that threw itself through membership of the world jihad, which accepted the Syrian national thing and stretched to minorities, went very well.
In the morning of December 8th. At once the uninformed joy disappeared with a sharp collapse of incredible tyranny, unrivaled cruelty, anywhere for half a century (Khmer Rouge du Cambodge, except), allowed cautious hopes. The Syrians knew the “worst of the worst”.
The transition was made without an essay or almost blood and started well. The new man Fort Ahmed al-Chareh, despite the distrust of many, spontaneously inspired, because of his past doubts about the extent and sincerity of his “mild” or “intermediate” turning the word that was necessary.
He obviously listened to an intelligent tactic, while he was restrained, multiplied by the introductory statement … Even an Israeli neighbor, however aggressive on the border (Jerusalem “welcomed” the new Damascus regime by bombing the country and occupying the territory in the south), al-chale carefully criticized or refused. It means.
Horror of the last days on the Mediterranean coast (Banias, Cake, Lattakié)-the former responsible from the old regime, then abuse of “government” soldiers that attacked, but attacked progression but could send this process and contributed to this process.
The nightmare evokes the nightmare for the last 72 hours and the methods of minimal wires of the former scattered Bashar al-Assad as the methods of slaves to the Islamic State. We forced civilians to crawl and humiliate before they shot down. We tortured. We defeated and massacred whole families. In Banias, AFP speaks of the “streets of the corpse”.
Since yesterday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) – generally very reliable – there would be at least 830 civilian victims, mostly alawite.
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Alawits make up 10 % of the Syrian population and are concentrated in the coastal region and the surrounding mountains. Historically poor and abused minority, made up of peasants who practice the marginal variant of Islam. At the end of the sixties, representatives of this sect took over power in Damascus and settled with the father and son of Al-Assad Tyranie, which we know.
Simply and cartoons would be a certain perception (which is not known to the scope between Syrians) today would join “alawity” as a whole with the old regime. Which is unfair and deadly.
For more than 50 years, the Alawites were the foundation of the ruling class. After the fall of the old regime in December, they were released in bulk, sometimes persecuted. Not all were accomplices of dictatorship, it takes a lot. But all of them are now citizens who are afraid of their future and even their physical security.
The total balance sheet of violence has exceeded 1,300 dead since Thursday, around 800 civilians and 500 armed in both camps: Alawite Rebel’s old regime against the “representatives” of the new regime.
These atrocities clearly accuse the new regime, but beware: exact duties are not clear, the devil is in detail.
We are talking about abuse of security forces of new authorities and ” Groups that are connected to them (We emphasize). As far as the old regime representative is concerned, they may have terrorized – or even worse – ordinary Alawites who refused to let go of the blind end of the “rebellion” that attracts massacres today.
According to sources as OSDH and East day“The department of the massacres would come from what is falsely called the” Syrian National Army “(years), a group collected and supported by Turkey, composed of fanatized mercenaries, often at international level (Czech, Užgours, Afghans …).
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In such a scenario, Ahmed al-Chareh appears more like a general who does not control his units (rather weak and divided, despite the success of the Lightning Operation) rather than as Malicking and a fanatical chief who would order such horrors.
“Those who merged civilians and warriors and committed abuse will be seriously punished,” he said. I call all the forces that joined the clashes of clashes (…) to be evacuated immediately. »»
He stressed that he was the mission of “protecting all the granons”, he added: “We must preserve national unity, civic peace, and if God wants, we will be able to live together in this country. “(Translation from France 24)
We can give the advantage of doubt to the Syrian provisional president and believe in the sincerity of his words. However, we can also doubt the ability of their author.
Al-Chareh, whose transition process refers to this step, is undoubtedly surrounded by real radicals in its own camp that threaten its power.
They must maneuver painfully to rebuild the economy and institutions of the destroyed country. A country surrounded by sharks such as Turkey and Israel. Without forgetting Russia, present with military bases, in this now bloody region. A state whose residual force is not negligible in Syria and which could play a role in this bloody episode.
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