The parish priest in Aleppo, the father of Bahjat Elia Karakach, expressed his deep concern at the fresh escalation of force in Syria, which caused the deaths of many civilians. – Syrians are one more time on the brink of civilian war – warned a friar from the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land in an interview with the Italian Catholic agency SIR. The atmosphere is tense, especially in regions mostly inhabited by the Drusian and Alawick populations specified as Al-Suwaida, Jaramana and in coastal cities specified as Jabla. Fr. Karaki appealed to the global community not to stay indifferent to his country.
According to the United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory on Human Rights, more than 1,000 people were killed on 6-8 March, including 745 civilians, 125 members of the Syrian safety forces and 148 fighters loyal to Asad. These data cannot be independently verified. As the head of the observatory, Rami Abdulrahman, said, these are the worst acts of force in years. force continues to escalate, and authoritative safety forces resist. According to Fr. Karakach, the second are rejected by a large part of the society due to the fact that they are accused of force and revenge on minorities.
The perpetrators are to be mainly abroad jihadists from the ranks of Sunnic militia Haiat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Their militants overthrown Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December and took power. Asad and a large part of the overthrown ruling elite derive from the spiritual number of the Alavitians, a sect with ties to Shiite Islam. The government reported on Saturday that armed supporters of Assad had begun 2 days earlier a coordinated military operation against safety forces in the Latakia coastal province, after which Assad sent in larger contingents of troops equipped with artillery guns, tanks and rocket launchers. According to observers, these forces subsequently massacred the civilian population.
The global community is facing large criticism in Syria due to the fact that it does not fulfil its obligations towards this country, explained Fr Karaki. He explained that the country remains an arena of geopolitical conflicts in which they compete for the influences of major powers. Supporters of the old government are influenced by players specified as Israel, Iran and Russia, each with its own interests in Syria.
However, besides president Ahmed Al-Sharaa's fresh government must face accusations that, despite his promises, he has not taken serious steps to supply public and honest trials to criminals, nor to make a government representing all groups of Syrian society. Nevertheless, the transitional government will stay in power after its word of office, and its members have small political experience and strong spiritual influence.
The disappointment of political stagnation is great. The planned "national dialogue" to stabilise the country has not produced any results and the public is inactive waiting for clear statements from the authorities. – People here are tired, and we no longer know how to encourage them. said the Franciscan.
Source: KAI
Alavit massacre in Syria. The muslim government's forces have already murdered almost a 1000 people
