I usually don't post about politics in this account, but ...

These days mark the first anniversary of the horrific massacres (more like a genocidal campaign) committed against the #Alawites communities in #Syria by barbaric forces aligned with the de facto Syrian "government" (formerly the members of #ISIS, #HTS, and #AlQaeda) that is backed by #Turkey, #Qatar, #SaudiArabia, and western countries, primarily the #US. All these countries are complicit in these crimes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_massacres_of_Syrian_Alawites

Crimes against members of these communities and other minorities sadly continue to this day, which include systemic killings, rape, abductions, and forced marriages.

May the victims and their families find justice and peace soon.

Protests have erupted across Syria’s coastal regions, marking a new wave of sectarian upheaval since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime a year ago.

During the protests on Sunday, gunfire was directed at Syrian security forces at the al-Azhari roundabout in Latakia while unknown assailants threw a hand grenade at the al-Anaza police station in the district of Banias in the Tartous governorate.

#Syria #Alawites

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/29/deadly-protests-and-clashes-in-syria-what-happened-and-whats-next

RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115801854826584017

Friday bombing of #Homs mosque killed 8 and wounded 18

#Alawites protest in #Latakia and #Tartous on Sunday --- Clashes w pro-Govt demonstrators, and masked attackers fire on and throw grenades at security personnel

3+ killed, including security officer, and 40+ wounded

#Syria

#Syria: Protests and Deaths After Bombing of #Homs Mosque

#Latakia #Tartous #Alawites

https://eaworldview.com/2025/12/syria-protests-and-deaths-after-bombing-of-homs-mosque/

The current environment recently prompted Alawite spiritual leader Ghazal Ghazal to call for a general strike, citing a fundamental failure to prevent ...

TEHRAN — A devastating explosion, described as a terrorist attack, tore through the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in Homs’ Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood during Friday prayers on December 26, killing at least eight worshippers and injuring dozens more.#syria #Homs #Terrorism #AbuMuhammadal-Jolani #Alawites
Homs Mosque massacre exposes fatal flaws in Jolani’s security apparatus

According to multiple reports from Sham TV’s correspondent in Homs, government-aligned armed groups from the Bani Khalid Bedouins launched a violent attack on the predominantly Alawite Al-Muhajireen neighborhood on Sunday morning, firing weapons at civilians and causing significant material damage to homes, shops, and parked vehicles. - The Cradle

#Syria #Alawites

“How #MI6 Built #Syria's #Extremist #Police”

by Kit Klarenberg in Global Delinquents on Substack

“Fast forward to today, & courtesy of #HTS, the British-created #FSP [Free Syria Police] is now Syria’s national police force. Ever since #Assad’s fall, they have acted accordingly, brutally repressing internal dissent, while standing by as the new government’s militants massacre #Alawites and other #religious #minorities in the country”

https://open.substack.com/pub/kitklarenberg/p/how-mi6-built-syrias-extremist-police

##Press #UK #Starmer #InterMediate

"Although the report confirmed the scale of the killings, it framed the story as beginning on 6 March, when Assad loyalists launched an attack, killing security personnel. But to start the story then is to ignore the reasons those who had surrendered and welcomed a new government had taken up arms again."

‘We were tricked’
Loubna Mrie on the Syrian #Alawites

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n14/loubna-mrie/we-were-tricked

#Syria #SyrianTransition #HTS @syria