The de facto authorities announced yesterday Monday the “end” of the military operations they carried out against his faithful in the western part of the country, which marked the most multiplex episodes after the former president’s fall in December, with over a thousand citizens among the victims.
Almost all of the 1,068 killed citizens, who belonged to the majority of the Alawite minority, were victims of executions with concise procedures by security forces or allies, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The wave of violence broke out last Thursday, March 6, had a long -standing attack on alleged fans of the previous regime against the security forces in the city of Jabla, near Latakia, the cradle of the Shiite minority of the Alawites, where the Alawes of the Alawites belonged.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights spoke of 231 dead in the ranks of the De Facto government forces and another 250 in its opponents’ ranks.
The explosion of violence, the worst after capturing power on December 8th under an Islamist organization, threatens the country’s stability, in a fragile transition as temporary President Ahmad al -Sarah tries to consolidate his power after 13 years.
At the same time, yesterday, an alliance with the dominant component of the Kurds, for the “integration” of the Syrian state of all institutions, politicians and military, of the autonomous Kurdish administration.
The terms of the agreement
The presidency has released a statement signed by both sides. The agreement concerns “integrating all the political and military institutions of northeastern Syria” within the Syrian state administration.
The agreement is signed by Syrian transitional president Ahmed al -Sarah and Maslum Abdi, the SDF military commander, an organization supported by the US and controls much of the rich in northeast Syrian oil.
Based on the text posted online, all the political and military institutions of northeast Syria will be integrated into the state, which will thus take control of border, airports and oil and gas pumping facilities.
The SDFs, the main component of which is the Kurdish militia, agrees to support the government in its struggle against the “remains” of the Assad regime and against any threat to the security and unity of Syria.
The agreement is expected to be implemented by the end of the year.
‘True opportunity to build new Syria’
Defense ministry spokesman Hassan Abdel Gani announced “the end of the military operation” in western Syria earlier, assuring that security forces “had accomplished all the goals”.
He explained that they were able to “limit the attacks” of what is “left” from the previous Syrian regime and to remove the “surprise element”, implying that a large -scale attack was planned.
The agreement closed between Syros De Facto President Ahmad al -Sarah and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDCs), an alliance with the dominant component of the Kurds, offers “a true opportunity to build new Syria,” the Commander -in -Chief said yesterday.
“We are determined to build a better future that will guarantee the rights of all Syrians” and “we consider this agreement a true opportunity to build a new Syria that is embraced by all those who compose it and ensures good neighborhood,” Masluum Abdi told Arabic through X. Kurdish principles.
“People have come out to come out after 5 days of fear”
Yesterday there was little traffic on the streets of Latakia, the largest city on the Syrian coast in the Mediterranean, where he seemed to be gradually restored calm, a correspondent from the French Agency found. The security forces set up blocks in Alawite districts. The atmosphere of tension, however, remained almost tangible.
“People have come out to go out after five days of great fear,” a 22 -year -old student said, who did not want to give her details. But “we have no basic services”, no water or electricity, and “we get water from wells in our neighborhood” and the stores “are empty”, he added.
According to the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Ioannis II, the districts that were targeted by the government forces were “those of the Alawites and Christians” and “many innocent Christians were murdered”.
No account has been officially given, no number of Christians killed. AFP counted at least seven.
“We are all victims of all communities,” said Michel Houri, a Christian lawyer living in Latakia, 42 years old. “We are all on a sinking ship and no one will protect us except ourselves,” he added.
De Facto President Sarah promised yesterday that those responsible for the “bloodshed of civilians” and the establishment of a “independent” research committee would be held accountable yesterday.
Amnesty International Non -Government Organization called on Damascus to allow international investigation into the slaughter of civilians.
According to eyewitnesses, foreign jihadists were among the fighters who committed cruelties with civilians.
International reactions
UN Secretary -General Antonio Guterres is, according to his spokesman, very “anxious” for “escalating tensions between communities in Syria” and calls on “to end the bloodshed immediately”. He announced the deaths of “at least one” UNRWA worker, the United Nations service for Palestinian refugees.
Iran, an ally of the previous regime, officially denied that he had any involvement in the conflicts of the last five days.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured, for his part, that his government would continue to provide every possible “support” to the de facto Syrian authorities.
With this background, official media reported last night that there was a series of Israeli bombings in Deraa province (south), which were aimed at the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the bases of the previous regime of the previous regime.
