In the country there are those who want to exercise justice into their own hands, as resistance to the government of the HTS group. According to them, their objective is reconciliation based on “justice.”
After the fall of the regime Bashar Al Assadthe transitional government led by Mohamad Al Bashir would not be able to contain the escalations of violence in Syria. Testimonies from some neighbors indicate that the management in charge is not being able to absorb the resistance movements to the new government and this generates panic in the population.
The Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)who led the offensive on Damascus and the seizure of power, promised to protect minorities and restore security after the brutal civil war that Syria has been experiencing for 13 years. But in provinces like LatakiaHTS is having a hard time containing the wave of revenge from those who want to take justice into their own hands.
Testimonies about the violence experienced after the HTS government
Journalists from Washington Post They gathered some words from people who live in conflict areas, after the fall of Al Assad. A woman from the town of Al-Hakeem, in the province of Latakia, He said that with his family they have “their hearts in their mouths” for fear of the violence that reigns. Because of that same fear, he does not give his name due to retaliation.
On Sunday, rebels burned four homes after a local family attacked one of their trucks, killing at least three fighters. In public statements, The HTS group said its goal is the reconciliation of Syria based on the principles “of justice and accountability.”
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“We will work to address the effects of the past through transparent mechanisms aimed at achieving lasting peace and repairing the social fabric,” the group said in a recent statement. Seif Mohammeda 40-year-old fighter Faylaq al-Sham (armed faction supported by Türkiye that is now in coordination with the HTS), says that he went to the village to deal with looting.
After passing through there, his vehicle was attacked. An unidentified rebel was outraged by the death of his companions and that is why he had burned the houses. “Precisely, they sent us here to avoid any attack,” says Mohammed.
Who are the Alawites?
In many mountain villages like Al-Hakkem live the Alawites, a population that represents around 10% of the Syrian population on the coastal plains of Latakia. While a small circle of Alawites pocketed the rewards of the Al-Assad regime, many continued to live in absolute poverty and they say they had no choice but to join the Army.
But many Syrians associate them with the regime and with Assad’s shadowy militias known as shabiha, famous for torturing and killing regime critics.
Syria: the first commercial plane took off since the fall of Al Assad
The first commercial plane took off this Wednesday from Damascus International Airport to Aleppo since the fall of Bashar Al Assad’s regimeafter it closed during the last days of the insurgent offensive that ended up overthrowing the president.
In this way, The capital’s airport is officially reopened with flights carried out by the national airline Syrian Air. For the moment, only domestic flights will operate since only two aircraft are operating, opposition-controlled Syrian television indicated. On this first journey there were 43 people on board, including officials from the new Syrian authorities and journalists.
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