While it seems as if HTS has been saying the right things in terms of treatment of minorities time will tell if they actually mean it or if they are just saying the right things for now. Their history certainly doesn’t do them any favors in this situation.
Also, I thought this was interesting.
The Alawite community - from which the Assad family originates - are the largest Muslim minority group in Syria, making up roughly 10 per cent of the population and situated largely in Syria’s coastal provinces. The Assad family has long relied on the Alawites, who have filled many senior positions in the regime, since they came to power in 1970.
Many reports suggested that they were disproportionately targeted for conscription by the Assad regime in earlier years of the war, with conflicting estimates all agreeing that at least tens of thousands of Alawites have been killed in the conflict.
While taking up a disproportionate number of positions in key regime positions, Alawite communities are also some of the poorest in Syria. One Alawi dentist told The Times that it was comparable to an “army of slaves”, with many living in the belief that “if we leave him [Assad], we will die”.
I had no idea the disparity was that big for Alawites. I had always assumed the because of Assad they were more privileged as a whole.
Well people fleeing Syria is a pretty good sign that they fear for their safety. Meanwhile, there are now lots of posts on social media showing all the usual ISIS horrors unfolding in Syria such as beheadings, hangings, and so on. The worst kinds of terrorists have taken over the country, and they do the things they always do.
Well people fleeing Syria is a pretty good sign that they fear for their safety.
That’s fair. I’d imagine it’s from a variety of reasons given the state of Syria right now but I won’t deny there is probably truth to these words.
Meanwhile, there are now lots of posts on social media showing all the usual ISIS horrors unfolding in Syria such as beheadings, hangings, and so on. The worst kinds of terrorists have taken over the country, and they do the things they always do.
I don’t have social media so that might explain why I’m out of the loop. The new government says something and HTS does another. Seems HTS isn’t as completely “reformed” from their Al-Nusra/Al-Qaeda days as they would like you to believe.
There is no evidence to suggest that HTS is reformed in any way, nor is there any reason to think they would be. Furthermore, it’s important to note that HTS themselves is just a small part of the whole picture.
While it seems as if HTS has been saying the right things in terms of treatment of minorities time will tell if they actually mean it or if they are just saying the right things for now. Their history certainly doesn’t do them any favors in this situation.
Also, I thought this was interesting.
I had no idea the disparity was that big for Alawites. I had always assumed the because of Assad they were more privileged as a whole.
It’s already quite obvious that the whole DEI jihadist narrative is meant strictly for the smooth brained public in the west.
It’s crossed my mind as well to be perfectly honest. But I haven’t read anything to say definitively. Do you know anything that I’m missing?
Well people fleeing Syria is a pretty good sign that they fear for their safety. Meanwhile, there are now lots of posts on social media showing all the usual ISIS horrors unfolding in Syria such as beheadings, hangings, and so on. The worst kinds of terrorists have taken over the country, and they do the things they always do.
That’s fair. I’d imagine it’s from a variety of reasons given the state of Syria right now but I won’t deny there is probably truth to these words.
I don’t have social media so that might explain why I’m out of the loop. The new government says something and HTS does another. Seems HTS isn’t as completely “reformed” from their Al-Nusra/Al-Qaeda days as they would like you to believe.
There is no evidence to suggest that HTS is reformed in any way, nor is there any reason to think they would be. Furthermore, it’s important to note that HTS themselves is just a small part of the whole picture.