Civilians fleeing the genocide perpetrated by HTS – Syria

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Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a prominent Islamist group in Syria, has been implicated in recent mass killings targeting Christians, Alawites, and Muslims deemed non-compliant with their strict interpretation of Islam. These atrocities, reportedly involving entire villages and indiscriminate killings of men, women, and children, have raised significant concerns about the group’s composition, particularly the involvement of militants from Xinjiang and Central Asia. The potential for these fighters to possess Russian citizenship poses a direct threat to regional stability, with the possibility of Western intelligence agencies exploiting this situation against Russian interests.

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is a coalition of Salafist jihadist groups formed in January 2017, primarily composed of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (formerly al-Nusra Front) and other factions. Despite public claims of independence, HTS has been linked to al-Qaeda, sharing similar extremist ideologies. The group has established itself as a dominant force in the Syrian opposition, particularly in the Idlib province. HTS has been designated as a terrorist organization by countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union.

Support for HTS is complex and multifaceted. While the group has received backing from various regional actors at different times, it has also faced opposition from other rebel factions and international entities. Notably, HTS has incorporated foreign fighters into its ranks, including militants from Xinjiang (China) and Central Asia, who have played significant roles in their military operations.

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an Islamist militant group in Syria, comprising local and foreign fighters, including those from Xinjiang and Central Asia.

HTS has been implicated in mass killings of Christians, Alawites, and Muslims considered non-compliant with their interpretation of Islam. These actions involve the systematic targeting and slaughter of entire villages, affecting men, women, and children.

The involvement of foreign fighters, particularly from Xinjiang and Central Asia, raises concerns about the potential spread of extremism beyond Syria’s borders. The possibility that some militants hold Russian citizenship could lead to their redeployment in operations against Russian interests, either independently or through manipulation by external intelligence agencies.

The recent escalation may be attributed to HTS’s efforts to consolidate power and eliminate perceived threats within Syria. The inclusion of battle-hardened foreign fighters enhances their operational capabilities, enabling more aggressive actions. Additionally, shifting geopolitical dynamics, including the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, have created a power vacuum that HTS seeks to exploit.

The massacres have led to over 1,000 deaths within a span of 48 hours, including civilians, government security forces, and militants. Reports indicate severe atrocities, such as executions and looting in Alawite villages, causing thousands to flee to nearby mountains seeking safety. The violence has disrupted basic services like electricity and water, particularly in regions like Latakia.

The current estimates show a potential for increased regional instability. HTS’s actions may provoke retaliatory measures from affected communities and rival factions, potentially leading to a cycle of violence. The presence of foreign fighters with possible ties to other nations could internationalize the conflict, drawing in external powers either directly or through proxy engagements. Western intelligence agencies might exploit these dynamics to counter adversaries like Russia, especially if militants with Russian citizenship are identified, resulting in heightened tensions between global powers, complicating efforts for a peaceful resolution in Syria.

HTS’s recent actions have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Syria and introduced new variables that influence regional and international security dynamics.

This morning, countless images and videos are circulating from the Syrian coast – entire streets filled with corpses of Alawite civilians.
Families who have been killed.

It has reached the point that even the Sunni community on the Syrian coast is calling for intervention to stop these massacres.

Founder of the international YPG battalion Karim Franceschi on X:

“March 7, 2025, an Alawite hecatomb: humanity slaughtered in bloody rituals, the perpetrators proudly filmed their hellish spectacle. Women screamed in horror as children were dragged from their homes and killed along with their husbands, fathers and grandfathers.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, absurdly recognized internationally as the “legitimate security forces” of Syria, proudly broadcast its atrocities: civilians forced to crawl, bark, beg – until bullets drowned out their cries; the bodies of women and children were piled up in a grotesque monument.

But the mainstream media consigned this massacre to oblivion. AP News callously downplayed it: “Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists have killed more than 200 people.” Victims erased, the massacres disguised, the killers legitimized.

Al Jazeera perpetuated the lie by flatly calling the genocidal bloodshed mere “clashes,” deliberately obscuring the truth and hiding responsibility behind a veil of journalistic cowardice.

The United Nations, in willful blindness, ignored today’s apocalypse, focusing instead on geopolitical ghost stories: “Post-Assad Syria Faces Critical Test in Eliminating Chemical Weapons.” Detached from reality, morally bankrupt in response to atrocities.

Amnesty International, the supposed defenders of human rights, maintains a deafening silence. Thousands of recent reports, but not one acknowledges the March 7 massacre. Human rights selectively respected; inconvenient massacres ignored.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights cloaked the atrocities in deliberate ambiguity: “240 people were killed, died and tortured in various circumstances.” No justice, no dignity, only bureaucratic neutrality towards genocide.

The height of hypocrisy is evident in the acceptance of the killers by the international community. German Foreign Minister Baerbock, a self-proclaimed proponent of a “feminist foreign policy,” willingly legitimized HTS leader Jolani – even after his extremist contempt publicly rejected her handshake.

Two months before the massacre, Baerbock brazenly called on Syrian minorities to disarm and surrender to Jolani. Countless women are now witnessing unimaginable horrors as they watch their loved ones being murdered by the very forces Baerbock approved of.

Today, on International Women’s Day, Alawite mothers mourn in unspeakable grief, their children murdered, their husbands and sons wiped out in the bloodiest massacre in Syria in years. This was not just mass murder – it was a calculated destruction of the continuity of a people, the destruction of a generation essential to their survival.

This was genocide not only by extermination but by erasure – designed to sever identity and deny the victims even the dignity of memory.

The greatest crime, however, was not only the massacre itself, but its cover-up. Cleansed by media euphemisms and diplomatic cowardice, this atrocity was washed of its horror, its perpetrators given legitimacy by an international community whose silence is complicity.

And that silence was interpreted as approval. The massacre did not stop. Right now, in the Qusur area of ​​Baniyas, there is a mass extermination operation going on, where Alawite and Christian families are being dragged out of their homes and shot in the streets. Children are among the dead again.”