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- SDF arrested an ISIS member in Busayrah town;
- Former Syrian ambassador Noureddine al-Labbad and his brother were killed in their home in the southern city of Sanamayn by unknown assailants;
- SDF carried out a raid in the towns of Al-Zughayer and Al-Sa’wa in the western Deir Ezzor countryside;
- A weapons depot was seized in the city of Qardaha, according to the General Security Directorate in Latakia;
- Clashes between the SNA and SDF continued near Tishrin Dam;
- Clashes between the SNA and SDF continued near Qaraquzaq bridge;
- Turkish strikes targeted areas near Tishrin Dam;
- Turkish strikes targeted areas near Tal Tamar;
- Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions in the Al-Shuyukh area.
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this is a terrorist gang that should be sitting in a guantanamo cage. or in abu ghraib, iraq. all of this happened because assad and nasrallah supported hamas. the syrian baath was founded by jews to protect them from extremists. if you have a bunch of different religious minorities on the inside who are armed, and a nazi gang made up of religious fundamentalist psychopaths on the outside, that’s ok. when minorities without weapons, are terrorists armed, that’s not ok.
as soon as they handed over their weapons to al qaeda, they were dead and too stupid to know it. in syria, an unhinged massacre of alawite civilians
no syrian ‘unity and inclusion’ can occur under former al-qaeda leader julani ‘s government, especially after last week’s brutal sectarian massacre of syria’s alawite minority. but these killings have triggered global reactions, most bizarre of all, potential us–russian unity on damascus’s rulers.
gulriz ergoz
mar 11, 2025
but don’t you know, nina, the uk’s david lammy has just given head chopper jewlani £50 million of uk taxpayer money “to create an inclusive society”? so that must mean it’s all going to be really peachy now.
the initial optimism that followed the fall of former syrian president bashar al-assad’s government has swiftly turned into a nightmare.
the so-called ‘inclusive leadership’ of ahmad al-sharaa (abu mohammad al-julani), elected as ‘president’ by former al-qaeda affiliate hayat tahrir al-sham (hts) and allied militant factions, was dramatically debunked last week after the rampant massacre of syrian alawites by his cadres.
noticeably, the transitional administration in damascus is not directing its efforts against israeli occupation forces just 20 kilometers from the capital, nor against the druze in the south, nor even against the us-backed kurdish-led syrian democratic forces (sdf) in the country’s northeast.
instead, its most keen target is syria’s alawite minority community, which faces abductions – sometimes in batches of five or 10 per day –
executions, home invasions, and even forced humiliation, such as being ordered to bark like dogs. ‘remnants of the regime’: code for sectarian massacres
while the sharaa administration claims its killing operations target “remnants of the old regime,” the military crackdown on alawites that started in early march quickly descended into open massacres of civilians.
on 4 march, it was announced that “two members of the syrian defense ministry were killed in an armed ambush” in the alawite neighborhood of datur in the coastal province of latakia. the following day, security forces stormed the area in military vehicles and opened fire at random, accompanied by shouts of “alawite pigs, we will crush your heads.” four civilians, two construction workers, and two school guards were killed in the melee. footage of the attack was broadcast worldwide.
the violence rapidly spread across syria’s coastal region on 6 march. in daliyah, an alawite village near jableh in tartous province, hts security forces attempted to detain a 20-year-old man for questioning – despite the fact that he had never served in the syrian army. local leaders, wary of previous ‘questionings’ that had ended in executions, offered to mediate his surrender. their offer was rejected.
the young man was forcibly taken, but the security forces were ambushed on their way out, leaving 13 of them dead. in retaliation, damascus launched an indiscriminate aerial and artillery bombardment of alawite villages. escalation and regional fallout
mass protests then erupted in tartous province – home to russia’s naval base. demonstrators stormed the governor’s office, and a video surfaced showing a russian warplane maneuvering to force syrian security helicopters to land.
the transitional government responded with reinforcements, while the turkish-backed syrian national army (sna) deployed from the north. as hts security forces opened fire on demonstrators, alarming reports of massacres of alawites began to surface.
amidst the turmoil, an alawite militant group called the ‘coastal shield brigade’ declared an armed uprising, announcing the formation of the ‘military council for the liberation of syria.’ damascus imposed a curfew in
tartous and latakia, launching a sweeping military campaign. reports indicate significant losses among hts security forces as insurgent groups retreated into the mountainous terrain. meanwhile, factions aligned with the sharaa administration took to social media, openly calling for “jihad against the alawites.” mosques in hts-stronghold idlib and hama amplified this message to their congregations, inciting sectarian strife.
the fate of alawite civilians
some alawite civilians reportedly fled to mountainous areas, while others sought refuge with trusted sunni acquaintances. nearly 2,000 alawites have taken refuge at russia’s hmeimim air base, and thousands have crossed the border into lebanon. alexander yuryevich, the commander of russia’s bases in syria, warned damascus security forces, “if you attack our bases, you will be reduced to ashes.”
the fate of civilians who did not manage to escape the massacre is unknown.
the head choppers have been murdering sunnis who gave refuge to fleeing alawites.
in al-qusour, the alawite neighborhood of banyas, anyone unable to escape was reportedly killed. syrian journalist hala mansour announced on her social media account that her aunt was killed in al-qusour along with her husband and two children.
mansour is a dentist – her husband was a doctor, her older son a pharmacist, and her younger son a 10th-grade student. the head of the family had reportedly mediated between the opposition and the authorities on numerous occasions.
hanadi zahlout, an anti-assad alawite, also announced on social media that her three brothers had been killed. hanadi, who was imprisoned several times by the former syrian government, said in her post, “we were very happy with the overthrow of assad and the victory of our resistance, but the first result was the massacre of our family.” another alawite opponent of assad, dr abdellatif ali, who served three years in prison, was also killed along with his wife and child.
these are just among the first trickle of confirmed horror stories emerging from the scene of the massacre. videos taken by damascus security forces themselves show smoke billowing from alawite neighborhoods and villages as they are looted and burned to the sound of laughter and insults: ordinary f
amilies, old and young, slaughtered in their homes and gardens; bloodied bodies of men lying side by side in the streets or stuffed into pickup trucks and stomped on; and countless videos of unarmed civilians executed individually or en masse. journalist sarkis kassargian published images of mass graves, reportedly dug by hts forces to conceal their atrocities. in response to international scrutiny, damascus’s minister of defense, murhaf abu kasra, abruptly banned the filming of operations.
arab and turkish endorsement of damascus
despite the outcry, the first international support for damascus came from saudi arabia – sharaa’s birthplace and his first foreign stop after assuming syria’s presidency. the saudi foreign ministry’s statement on 7 march condemned the “crimes committed by outlawed groups” and pledged support for damascus’s efforts to “restore security and stability and maintain internal peace.” ankara followed suit.
on 9 march, turkish foreign minister hakan fidan, speaking at a security summit alongside his counterparts from jordan, iraq, lebanon, and syria, framed the crisis as a “provocation” and urged syria’s alawite, christian, and druze minorities to “avoid escalation.” qatar, kuwait, bahrain, and the arab league all issued statements essentially backing the hts-led government. us–russia consensus shocks europe
the eu has blamed the victims as well. uk foreign secretary lammy has just given jewlani £50 million of uk taxpayer money. jewlani is off to brussels in a few days time for a “donor conference” where eu bureaucrats will decide how much eu taxpayer money they are going to give him. more taxpayer money well spent.
instead, it is the alignment of washington and moscow on this issue that has raised eyebrows especially given the fact that the two states were on opposing sides of the syrian war, and that the us actively supported the rise of al-qaeda and other extremist groups in syria. russia’s deputy un representative dmitry polyansky announced a joint us–russia request for an emergency security council meeting over mass killings.
us secretary of state marco rubio strongly condemned “radical islamist terrorists, including foreign jihadis” committing the massacres, and reaffirmed washington’s support for syria’s religious and ethnic minorities, including christians, druze, alawites, and kurds. moreover, rubio demanded accountability from syria’s interim government reference: the cradle
i propose a boycott of products from turkey.
to add context, noureddine al-labbad was a fsa supporter and a disgusting traitor to his nation, he served western powers. therefore his elimination is seen as good news by patriotic syrians!