The advice to Gazans from Palestinian refugees in Syria isn’t surprising in the least; rather, it was expected. The Palestinians have been on a jihadist mission to obliterate the Jewish state from to the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea even prior to Israel’s founding, and “martyrdom” is wired into their cultural/religious framework, and supported […]
Syria’s new leaders implement Sharia as they rebuild police force
Ali al-Aqabani says: “No one is against Islam, but we are certainly against a religious rule based on specific texts and hadiths.” Reuters adds: “Aqabani, 50, is Muslim himself but said Damascus is ‘diverse in its sects and doctrines.’” Yeah, it is, and yet everyone knows exactly what the new rulers of Syria have in […]
In Syria, an ISIS Attack on a Shi’a Shrine is Foiled
The government in Syria, and especially the country’s de facto leader, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) — have sought to reassure Syria’s many sectarian and ethnic minorities, including the Alawites, non-Alawite Shia, Christians, Kurds, and Druze, that they will be safe under the new, post-Assad regime. Al-Sharaa insists that years ago […]
Syria: Jihadis’ vehicles feature sticker, ‘Your time has come, worshippers of the cross’
“Your Time Has Come, worshippers of the Cross” Aabasyin Square, in the heart of Damascus. pic.twitter.com/4NThhYO64T — Jean ☦︎ 🔺ن (@poqanarii) December 15, 2024 In which the same slogan threatening Christians is removed from a different HTS vehicle following local backlash. https://t.co/CEvjyhMEvT pic.twitter.com/Wpj2HI64fz — Lindsey Snell (@LindseySnell) December 15, 2024 Syria: Islamists drove around Damascus […]
Syria: Sunni jihadis break promise not to disrespect Shia shrines, break into Zeinab’s shrine near Damascus
#BREAKING: Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists just broke into Zeinab’s shrine near #Damascus. #HTS & its leader, Joulani had promised to not have Shiite’s religious sites disrespected but his promise lasted only two days 😄 pic.twitter.com/6GFZDpY5Gy — Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) December 11, 2024 Al-Jolani also just said he had no plans to invade […]
Syria: Jihad group in Damascus vows to continue jihad against infidels, next target is Israel
#BREAKING: Leader of the Fursan Muhammad, an Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group from #Turkey, can be seen in #Damascus today issuing a statement. He says that they will continue their fight against infidels even after fall of #Assad. The next target for them is #Israel. pic.twitter.com/4927dadZLE — Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) December 10, […]
Israel’s Air Force Makes 310 Strikes on Military Targets in Syria
Unsurprisingly, Israel has been quick to destroy both Assad’s chemical weapons plants and his stores of chemical weapons, relieving the world of the worry that they might be used not only against Israel and against the Syrian people, but also against Western countries, should they fall into the hands of ISIS. Even before the Biden […]
Why Assad Fell
The rebel offensive came at a moment of relative weakness for three of Syria’s most important supporters. Iran’s ability to help has been curtailed by its conflict with Israel; Russia’s military has been sapped by its invasion of Ukraine; and Hezbollah, which had previously supplied fighters to aid the Assad government’s fight against the Islamic […]
Syria: In Damascus, jihadis begin destroying institutions of education that aren’t madrassas
The jihadists haven’t even been in Damascus for 24 hours and they’re already destroying non-madrassa institutions of education because clearly Syria doesn’t need pharmacists, architects, civil engineers or IT specialists. https://t.co/GKiDoswZcR — Paul Antonopoulos 🇬🇷🇨🇾 (@oulosP) December 8, 2024 This recalls the old legend of the caliph Umar destroying the library of Alexandria: “If the […]
Syria: Jihadis topple Assad, his whereabouts unknown, Christians under severe threat
The international media has been trying to portray these “rebels” as plucky freedom fighters against the tyrant Assad, but actually they’re Islamic jihadis who will impose Sharia and make life miserable for the remaining Christians of Syria. The Islamist group HTS has officially taken over Syria. Earlier today, they announced Sharia law will soon be […]