The number of residents at the infamous Al-Hol camp in Syria has gone from “about 24,000 earlier this year to the low thousands at most.” The Islamic State (ISIS) camp was long known to be home to an army of ISIS jihadists in the waiting. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) managed the camp for years, […]
Islamic State slams Syria’s President al-Sharaa as ‘puppet without a soul,’ urges new attacks
There’s a disturbing irony that the Islamic State (ISIS) is more honest about what Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa actually is than President Donald Trump and other Western leaders who have endorsed this jihadist thug, who plays any and everyone as he sees fit. Al-Sharaa’s history shows up the dangerous and lethal manipulator that he really […]
Al-Sharaa is waging jihad against Syria’s non-Muslim minorities
A leopard cannot change its spots. Why would anyone think that Syria’s jihadist President Ahmed Al-Sharaa (aka Abu Mohammed al-Jolani) would suddenly transform into a civilized leader and protect the rights of religious minorities in Syria? A critical new mini-documentary tells the truth that’s being largely hidden from the world. I wrote in November that Trump’s […]
Syria’s al-Sharaa Meets with Putin
Ahmad al-Sharaa met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on October 15. This was his first visit to Russia, and among other matters, he asked Putin to extradite the arch-criminal Bashar Assad back to Syria. This matters very much to the Syrians, who want the source of so much misery and murder to be […]
‘A Covenant of Blood’ between Druze and Israel: Israel’s Just Battle to Protect the Druze
Just when you think the New York Times couldn’t sink any lower, after favorably showcasing and quoting Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, along with his “warning” that “Israeli attacks threaten ‘chaos’ in Syria,” the Times went on to serve as his mouthpiece in reporting that al-Sharaa’s attacks on the Druze were based on the paranoia of […]
Another Sign That Syria’s al-Sharaa is Not the Moderate He Claims to Be
Now there is another worrisome sign that Ahmed al-Sharaa may not be the moderate he claims to be. For he has appointed a most immoderate Sunni cleric to be the Grand Mufti of Syria. More on this appointment can be found here: “Ahmed al-Sharaa’s Pick for Syria’s Mufti Shows He Is No Moderate,” by Kamal […]
Al-Sharaa and Syria’s Minorities
Many Western governments are still not sure what to make of Ahmad al-Sharaa, the leader of the new provisional government in Syria. In the past, he supported Al-Qaeda, but now claims that he dropped that connection years ago, and is no longer interested in building a caliphate, but as the leader of the chief rebel […]
On Mistrusting Ahmad al-Sharaa
Ahmad al-Sharaa, the leader of the largest Syrian rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has now become the de facto ruler of Syria, or rather of about half of Syria, because he does not control the Alawite-populated coastal areas of Latakia and Tartous, nor the area south of Damascus inhabited by the Druze, nor the […]
Syria’s President Signs News Constitution Establishing the Country as an Islamic State
My latest in PJ Media is a VIP article. I am happy to be able to offer you a 5% discount on becoming a VIP member at PJ Media. Just enter the code SPENCER when you sign up here. There is not much that can be said in favor of the Assad regime in Syria, but it did […]
Syria: President signs temporary constitution establishing Sharia rule for five years
Not that al-Sharaa has the slightest intention of relinquishing power or establishing a secular state in five years’ time. “Syria’s interim president signs constitution enshrining Islamist rule for 5 years,” by Ghaith Alsayed and Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press, March 14, 2025: DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that […]