Alawites Demonstrations In Syria; 16 HTS Militants Killed By Ambush!
On December 25, Syrian Alawites took to the streets to protest an attack by terrorist groups on the tomb of Hussein bin Hamdan al-Khasibi, a revered Alawite scholar.
Demonstrations erupted in the provinces of Latakia, Tartus, Homs, Hama, and Damascus, where members of militant groups clashed with protesters and opened fire.
During the protests, demonstrators chanted: “Ya Ali, or Labaik al-Khasibi.”
These demonstrations occur amidst ongoing blind assassinations, attacks on churches, and sacred sites of Christians and other ethnic and religious groups. The transitional government of Turkey-affiliated terrorist groups has not yet managed to establish security and sovereignty in Syria.
In another incident in the same day, 14 HTS affiliated militants were killed in an ambush in Tartus province.
The Ministry of Interior of the Syrian transitional government announced that 14 militants affiliated with the government were killed and 10 others were injured in clashes in Tartus province yesterday.
Most of these militants were from terrorist groups, including Tahrir al-Sham, who had been deployed to Tartus to suppress Alawite protests. However, they were ambushed and killed by former Syrian army forces.
Officials from the Syrian transitional government and local media have accused Iran of being involved in the unrest. Asad Hassan Al-Shaibani, the Minister of the Syrian transitional government, stated in his first address, “Iran must respect the will of the Syrian people, their sovereignty, and security. We warn them against spreading chaos in Syria and hold them responsible for the consequences of their recent statements.”
Typically, the initial statement from a newly elected government’s foreign policy apparatus should focus on issues like territorial integrity, the participation of diverse groups, and the assistance of international organizations and neighboring countries in establishing the government. However, the Turkish-backed government has meaningfully dedicated its first statement to Iran!
Mr. Asad Al-Shaibani has so far had no opinion on the occupation and exploitation of eastern Syria’s resources by the United States, Israeli airstrikes on strategic infrastructure, the occupation of southern Syria, the presence of multinational terrorists from Uyghurs to Chechens and Tajiks, and numerous other security and economic issues.
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