Mustafa Bakour, the Damascus-appointed Governor of Suwayda, seeks to justify holding Druze victims of kidnapping in Adra Prison as “precautionary detention” to avoid further violence. bsky.app/profile/rami...

Rami Jarrah@ramijarrah.com · 6mo ago

Mustafa Bakour, the so-called “governor of Suwayda” the appointee Sharaa’s bootlickers are praising, makes a stark admission that the state took Druze civilians kidnapped by Bedouin tribes, instead of freeing them, locked them up to use as leverage for Bedouins kidnapped by Druze militias. 1/8

This is not what Lavrov said in the TGRT Haber interview that Al Arabiya is citing. When asked about Russia’s position on legal action against Assad, who is residing in Moscow, Lavrov said: "This issue has not been on the agenda for a long time. Our partners know very well how everything is" 1/4

This is not what Lavrov said in the TGRT Haber interview that Al Arabiya is citing. When asked about Russia’s position on legal action against Assad, who is residing in Moscow, Lavrov said: "This issue has not been on the agenda for a long time. Our partners know very well how everything is" 1/4

Muhammad Baraa Shakri has been appointed Acting Ambassador at the Syrian Embassy in Berlin. It should, of course, come as no surprise that his father is the current Minister of Endowment. 1/2

Call it much-needed diplomacy or pragmatism or whatever, but while Sharaa praises the “bravery” of the Russian army in Moscow, Syrians will remember very well the horrors Putin's killing machine wreaked on our people: bombs, mass graves, and homes reduced to dust. 1/3

Mustafa Bakour, the so-called “governor of Suwayda” the appointee Sharaa’s bootlickers are praising, makes a stark admission that the state took Druze civilians kidnapped by Bedouin tribes, instead of freeing them, locked them up to use as leverage for Bedouins kidnapped by Druze militias. 1/8

It is, of course, the Syrian state that bears full responsibility, because it is the state that must grant access to independent media and journalists, and not just to those who see themselves as guardians of the state. 8/9

🧵" I'm not ISIS" The man in this video is a former ISIS member trying to deceive his way out of prison (Al-Hol Camp Northern Syria). Both videos in this thread make that abundantly clear: 1/9

🧵" I'm not ISIS" The man in this video is a former ISIS member trying to deceive his way out of prison (Al-Hol Camp Northern Syria). Both videos in this thread make that abundantly clear: 1/9

The images of children emerging from prison are a stain on the SDF and on anyone attempting to downplay them, they constitute a profound moral & institutional failure. Imprisoning adults unlawfully is a crime of the highest magnitude, mind you a child who cannot legally bear criminal responsibility.

The images of children emerging from prison are a stain on the SDF and on anyone attempting to downplay them, they constitute a profound moral & institutional failure. Imprisoning adults unlawfully is a crime of the highest magnitude, mind you a child who cannot legally bear criminal responsibility.

"Even if it means turning Qamishlo or Hasakah into Gaza" These are the sort of sick people we need as far away from Syria as possible, those who bear no real connection to Syria beyond a shared religious identity and are comfortable advocating the destruction of our towns and communities.

🧵What appears to be 21 civilians, some with their hands tied behind their backs, suggesting they've been executed, have appeared in two separate videos that seem to have been filmed last night and today. Both videos are clearly of the same incident, as the victims’ clothing matches. 1/4

🧵The situation in Al-Hol camp is inhumane. Children growing up in conditions that cause lasting developmental harm. I know it's a complex issue, but by the time the adults are deemed rehabilitated the children will have spent their early years in the camp and suffered irreversible damage. 1/5

🧵The reality is that a Sunni Arab affiliated with the SDF can be apprehended by the Syrian army, claim to have been coerced into joining, and walk away without charge. A Kurd on the other hand is more likely to undergo a traumatic experience, potentially a moment that could be their last. 1/5

You can reject the conflation of the SDF with the Kurds and still recognize that the hybrid, identity-based conflict now unfolding risks inflicting much deeper, long-term scars on Arab–Kurdish cohesion in Syria. The hatred this conflict is spewing, both on and off the battlefield, is alarming.

"I spoke to my contacts on the ground in Syria and they are saying....." In critical moments like this, claims on social media about what unnamed “contacts on the ground” think or feel often reflect more about the commentator's own views than the Syrians they claim to be relaying.

🧵There are no angels among Syria’s armed factions, whether the SDF or the armed groups that've been rebranded under the MoD, including HTS, Turkish backed forces and many others. I do not defend, excuse, or align myself with any. My commentary is solely in defense of Syrian citizen rights. 1/5

Regardless of who's to blame for the current mess, on display right now are an alarming number of Syrian Arabs who mask their racism with empty one-liners such as “the Kurds are our people,” while being Sunni-Arab chauvinists in every other way that counts. Such people do not see Kurds as equals.

When it comes to an individuals freedom of conscience, there is no meaningful difference between being forced to say “There is no god but Allah” and “Bashar is your god.” In both cases, the enforcer is an absolutist in their own beliefs and justifies imposing it on those under their control.

Al-Sharaa isn’t uniting Syria. He's catering to his patrons in Ankara & to mentally deranged Syrians who seek dominance over others, turning communities against each other in exchange for personal power. The price: the systematic destruction of any prospect of rebuilding Syria’s social fabric. 1/2

Even now, in the middle of the night in a small apartment in Milan, he (my father) wakes screaming, staring into the darkness—searching for the light of a saviour and for an official apology that will likely never come. By Shady Hamadi www.newarab.com/opinion/syri...

Syrians must reckon: Assad regime was not the root of all evil

Until we face every era’s crimes—not just Assad’s—true reckoning in Syria is impossible. Justice demands we confront all who built this tyranny.

newarab.com

Even now, in the middle of the night in a small apartment in Milan, he (my father) wakes screaming, staring into the darkness—searching for the light of a saviour and for an official apology that will likely never come. By Shady Hamadi www.newarab.com/opinion/syri...

Syrians must reckon: Assad regime was not the root of all evil

Until we face every era’s crimes—not just Assad’s—true reckoning in Syria is impossible. Justice demands we confront all who built this tyranny.

newarab.com

“All children’s lives have equal value,” we say, with confidence. But having for years witnessed my people buried under the weight of global silence, let’s face it: That sentence only applies if the children are the right color, from the right wars, dying in ways the news can romanticize. 1/5

The Assad regime will only have truly fallen when those in power take decisive steps to crush the Assadist tendencies many Syrians have adopted through decades of ruthless rule. 1/3

Anyone who claims that dozens of Bedouin women and children were slaughtered should present a shred of evidence, which they won’t, because it’s a blatant lie fabricated to distort the truth and conceal the real crime. When such lies are used to shift blame onto the victims…

Assad's Henchmen: For years they sold us pride & sacrifice, swore they’d die for Syria, nothing could shake their courage. But when the walls closed in, the heroes of their own myths dropped the flag and ran like mice, proving their loyalty ended where danger began. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...

The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice

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Should I be proud as a Syrian that my country is one of two on earth that recognize Putin's illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories, alongside North Korea? Al-Sharaa seems to think so, otherwise he would have taken Syria off that shameful list Assad put us on.

While many view Al-Sharaa's visit to Moscow as a necessary step for Syria’s security, the concessions Damascus will have to make are hard to swallow, a few:

Lose a single note from a melody, and the harmony falls apart. To my Druze brothers and sisters, drown out the noise of those who hate, listen to those of us who know that Syria without you is unrecognizable. We need you.