The Syrian regime has declared curfews in a number of the country’s regions after mass rallies are held in protest at the regime’s increasing violence against civilians.
The northwestern port city of Tartus and the entire Homs province were put under curfew on Thursday night.
A curfew has also been announced in Latakia until 10:00 a.m. local time on Friday.
The curfews followed mass protests by Alawites and Shia Muslims, who condemned the violent actions of the regime.
They accused Syria’s interim government of prioritizing power over rebuilding the nation.
The Supreme Alawite Islamic Council in Syria released a statement, denouncing the regime’s increasing violence, including aerial bombardments of civilian homes and forced displacement of their residents.
The statement called on Syrians to stage peaceful sit-ins while refraining from damaging property or engaging in sectarian strife.
Heavy clashes have been reported in western Syria between remnants of the Syrian Arab Army and extremist groups backed by the West that have been integrated into the new government.
‘Military Council for the Liberation of Syria’ announced
A statement attributed to former Syrian regime officer Brigadier General Ghiath Suleiman Dalla has circulated on social media.
The statement announced the creation and launch of the “Military Council for the Liberation of Syria.”
This follows a coordinated attack on regime forces in the Latakia province, which resulted in the death of more than 10 security personnel.
According to the statement, the council’s goal is to “liberate all Syrian land from all occupying terrorist forces,” and “topple the current regime and dismantle its oppressive sectarian security apparatus.”
The statement called on Syrians from various sects, regions, and ethnicities to “join our ranks and stand with us in this historic moment.”
It urged the international community to “support the Syrian people’s will to liberate themselves from the oppression and tyranny disguised in vague terminology.”
Shortly after an offensive by foreign-backed militants, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), toppled the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Israeli forces entered the UN buffer zone between the occupied territories and Syria.
Israeli forces have remained there ever since, despite protests by Syria’s ruling HTS administration and the UN.
The “unexpected” consequences of handing Syria over to terrorist groups.
I recall how so many chuds over at lemmy.ml were cheering this on because they saw it as somehow an own for Russia.
A 2nd Civil War already…
Astagfurallah.
I will never forgive the west for what they’ve done to Syria. They’ve left a nation which was at one point a shining beacon within the region into a fractured state that will take decades to recover.
I curse the US, I curse Israel, I curse Jolania along with his fundamentalist filth, and I curse Bashar for his incompetence in letting this happen.
I can only hope for a light at the end of this which I do not yet see, but until then the situation in Syria causes my blood to boil.
Reports coming out of Syria are wilder by the day, comrade 😞 Also, something big is happening in Latakia and Tartous from this report of Middle-East-Spectator.
If the the renanants of the SAA are able to regain control, I fucking hope the new leader isn’t Bashar again. He’s incompetent and and opportunistic.
Someone actually loyal to the idea of the Syrian Baath would be much preferred.
Tbf would Bashar even want to? He basically immediately started being a doctor again and it wasn’t exactly his Forte originally
I know but I specifically hope that the resistance makes it known that they aren’t attempting to reinstall Assad, but chart their own sovereign path.
If he is going to be accused of being a dictator anyways, may as well do dictator things to protect religious and other minorities.
My criticism of Assad isn’t that he’s a “dictator” it’s that he’s politically incompetent. His use of force in multiple areas backfired heavily against him and ended up feeding the rebellion. A more surgical use of force would have done more to deal with the fundamentalist threat.
More importantly is his bafflingly stupid attempt to reproach with the Gulf States, snubbing his Iranian allies. The same states that were heavily responsible for the rebels in the first place.
His refusal to accept necessary reforms that Iran and Russua advised him of also come to mind. Along with with a liberalization of the economy that only led to more opposition against him.
I’m not going to say his situation was easy to deal with, especially with the US holding his oil and grain hostage inthe north. However the SDF and SAA had significantly more in common then in opposition, I find myself skeptical that nothing could be done to take advantage of the Kurt’s precarious relationship with the US, who is historically unreliable.
That’s why I say that these remnants would best be served by installing a true Syrian Basthist into power rather then the incompetent Bashar, so that they may weird the necessary force to stabilize the country after victory.
Yea, tbf Bashar wasn’t the son groomed to lead the nation. He really looked out of place, i really think he wasn’t the one calling the shots.
Oh yes, I agree completely on all these things. I was also hinting at his conciliatory tone which led to all this and that using the force necessary to protect the country that gets you labeled a “dictator” by the west and ironically gulf state outlets like al jazeera. Apologies if I initially missed your point but my goal was to add to it, not interpret it if that makes sense.
On another note, you can’t hate the gulf states enough. Just what the uae is doing in Sudan condemns them to hell.
The UAE is in my opinion only surpassed by Israel and maybe Turkey in terms of which actors in the region are utterly horrific.
They’re essentially an Apartheid state with a chip on their shoulder, who are seeking any way they can to stay relavent compared to Saudi Arabia.
The only reason I believe the US is condemning the RSF is because the US believes they are way more likely to bring about a level of instability which might foster the growth of an anti-imperialist faction in Sudan, compared to the easily controlled SAF. The UAE is desperate for some kind of power projection and is willing to burn down Sudan in order to get it, even though it could lead to an even worse outcome for them.
Let’s hope for the best!
