Syrian Civil War and The future of Syria after liberation

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Kurds committing acts of vandalism across the whole of europe.
 
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this behaviour is entirely cultural for them, its normal.
 
More civilian massacre videos are emerging by YPG/PKK terrorists. Another video with 19 more executed, in addition to the earlier one with 22.

"Pages affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militias published a video documenting their execution of a group of local residents in the countryside of Ayn al-Arab. They were executed while their hands were bound, and further verification is underway along with gathering more information about the massacre."
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Video of the dead of the two massacres: Warning, graphic.
One of them appears to have his head severed off.
https:// x.com/AbdussamedDgl1/status/2014384282433634340

Video of the alleged civilians before they were executed, being humiliated and insulted and ordered to bark like dogs:
https:// x.com/Cadusuhan_2/status/2014410600177103312
https:// x.com/syria7ra/status/2013990576803266928
 
Some of recent captured YPG vehicles and neutralized terrorists in rural Ayn Al-Arab. Some of them appear to be female in military fatigue.

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https:// x.com/Cadusuhan_2/status/2014402465567834495
 
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Looks like the YPG/PKK built a very extensive tunnel network. An underground illegal tunnel passage was discovered underneath the Al-Yarubiyah border crossing to get into Iraq illegally. Nice luxury dwellings were also discovered in underground tunnels in Ayn Al-Arab, looks like they put all that stolen Syrian oil money to good use I guess.

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Syrian Army has captured the Sarin military air base.

"The Syrian army captured the Sarrin Military Air Base located in Ayn al-Arab from the organization"
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I think this map will be irrelevant when Syrian army takes over. Many Kurds will fled to Northern Iraq. I'm not implying an ethnic cleansing but something to similar what happened when Azeribaijan liberated Karadag from Armenians.

Also in the long term it will cause Barzanis problem since Kurds in Syria worships Öcalan however that's not same in KRG in Iraq.
Damascus should definitely remove all traces of the SDF/PKK terrorist militia cult from every inch of Syria if possible.

Yes, the Kurds in general, for all their false bravado (to date they never had a single state or entity in their entire recorded history) are deeply divided to the extend that they cannot even unite in the overall very small territory that they claim as their own imaginary "Kurdistan".

Another question is also the high prevalence of extremely ugly looking individuals among the PKK terrorists, male as well as female.

A good example is this creature below that I hope the Syrian army will deal with.

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Kurdish PKK/SDF terrorist cult member executes 21 Arab civilians in Al-Hasakah province according to Charles Lister.

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His tweet posted 3 hours ago. No video, just photos.


Yet I have not seen to date Arab tribes in North Syria or the Syrian army executing/killing any Kurdish civilians. Yet the stupid PKK/SDF supporters among Kurds are (as usual) crying about some imaginary genocide and what not.

They are pathetic people.

At the moment Türkiye is coordinating with Syria. Our defence minister for 3 times said that if Syria wants help from Türkiye, Türkiye will reply by any means necessary.

However, Syrians didn't asked for help. They always have that option in their pocket.

Turkish Arabs are not like Turkish Kurds. They are chill people. Not much tribalism like in Syria. They are not very different from Turks.
I hope we will see a decisive action from Turkey in dealing a permanent death blow to the PKK/Kurdish terrorist militia cults in both Syria, Iraq and within Turkiye (the few terrorist remnants that remain in hiding). They are nothing more than Zionist agents currently, aside from being extremely incompetent and having accomplished nothing to date despite massive support.

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Lastly, good to see you around, I hope that everything is well.

As for Turkish Arabs, sadly we don't hear much about them in the Arab world but they seem weel integrated within Turkiye and there have been quite a few important historical personalities (Turkish Arabs or Arabs within Anatolia) throughout the past 2000-2500 + years as well as contemporary ones such as this individual:


However I know that their dialect is very close to one of the many dialects within KSA (Northern Arabian dialect and Najdi Arabic), like in next door Northern, Eastern Syria and northwestern Iraq. Basically the Jazira region.


Ironically the largest Kurdish-inhabited city in Turkiye/Eastern Anatolia, Diyarbakir, is named after an ancient Arab tribe, the Banu Bakr which settled this region during the early Islamic conquests.


So there is a deep connection with this part of Anatolia, as well as the Hatay/Adana/Mersin area. Looks like a beautiful part of Turkiye too.

remember these kurds are of the same stock as the persians and the afghans. They all behave the same way when it comes to politics. They honour nothing and have a habit of constantly walking on their own landmines.

They can murder your family today but tomorrow they will pretend like they are your brothers.

Shameless.
Seems indeed deeply ingrained culturally.

They are some of the most fickle/deluded/ignorant people as well that love to falsify history too. Another trait that they share and have in common.
 
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PKK terrorists arming children now in Syria. I hope those kids are not harmed in the fighting to come, looks like the PKK is dead set on not going down without making sure everyone gets slaughtered in the process, including the Kurds they claim to be "protecting".

What a plague on humanity, they proudly advertise their crimes with zero shame, shows what their true nature always has been, the entire fake western PR facade they've cultivated in the past decade has completely fallen off. The past month has been a real mask off moment for the entire organization. Turkey was right all along.

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More terrorist actions by YPG/PKK, new video of field executions of two more civilians in the Hasakah region.

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https:// x.com/DeirEzzore/status/2014452684896555015
 
Military police have acknowledged instances of violations by it's soldiers and are conduction investigations to hold those responsible for disciplinary action.

It's very encouraging to see that the government is serious about building a proper professional army and responsible state institutions. Seems to be heading in the right direction and making great strides with barely a year under their belt.

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This is not the first time PKK got weapons from Iran. Here we have Tophan, Safira Jeeps and Iranian made artillery rockets, and The Iranian 358 loitering missile.
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Looks like the PKK has shifted strategies and decided to become a full blown international terrorist organization. Throwing a serious temper tantrum all over Europe. Knife attacks reported in Belgium during a Kurdish protest there as well.

"Belgian police: 6 injuries due to a knife attack during a Kurdish demonstration #AlArabiya_Breaking"
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Two of the victims are reportedly in critical life threatening condition. Sad to see how much in road they've made in Europe with all their internationalist Marxsist Euro fanboys.
 

Who was Rifaat al-Assad, commander of Syria’s 1982 Hama massacre?​

‘Butcher of Hama’ and former Syrian vice president, convicted of money laundering in France and accused of war crimes in Switzerland, has died at age 89.


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FILE - In this May 27, 2005 file photo, Rifaat Assad, the exiled uncle of Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office in Marbella, southern Spain. Spanish police are raiding properties and blocking bank accounts of relatives of Rifaat Assad, former Syrian vice president and uncle of the current Syrian president as part of a money laundering investigation after Spain's Civil Guard said searches on Tuesday April 4, 2017 were carried out in the southern coastal towns of Marbella and Puerto Banus with the aid of French police. (AP Photo/Paul White, File)

Rifaat al-Assad, the exiled uncle of deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office in Marbella, southern Spain. May 27, 2005 [Paul White/AP Photo]

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Rifaat al-Assad, the uncle of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the former commander of the paramilitary “Defence Companies” (Saraya al-Difa), has died in the United Arab Emirates at the age of 89.

The Reuters news agency cited two sources confirming his death on January 21, 2026. Rifaat had reportedly fled from Beirut to Dubai following the collapse of the Assad regime and the flight of his nephew to Russia in December 2024.

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Born in Qardaha, northwestern Syria, in 1937, Rifaat, a member of the country’s Alawite minority, was a central figure in the establishment of the Assad family’s rule in the 1970s. But he fell out with his brother, former President Hafez al-Assad, following a failed coup attempt in the early 1980s.

Here is a brief timeline of the main events during the life and career of the man known as the “Butcher of Hama”.

The Hama massacre

Rifaat was notorious for his role in the 1982 crackdown on the city of Hama to suppress an uprising by the Muslim Brotherhood.

Commanding the Defence Companies – a force of approximately 40,000 soldiers independent of the regular army – Rifaat led a siege on the city that lasted nearly a month. The operation involved heavy shelling and ground assaults.

According to a 2022 report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the campaign resulted in approximately 40,000 deaths, and 17,000 people went missing. The assault destroyed entire neighbourhoods, including 79 mosques and three churches.

In a 2011 televised interview, Rifaat denied responsibility for the events, claiming he “did not know Hama” and attributing the orders to his brother, Hafez.

Picture taken in 1984 shows late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad (R) with his youngest brother Rifaat (L) at a military ceremony in Damascus. The estranged and banished brother, Rifaat, announced 12 June 2000 that he considers himself the legitimate successor to the presidency of Syria. The statement represents a direct challenge to the right of Bashar al-Assad, the late president's son and designated heir, to take the post. (Photo by Handout / AFP) / XGTY / == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP PHOTO / HO  - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == - XGTY / == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP PHOTO / HO  - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == / BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE
A photo taken in 1984 shows late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad (R) with his youngest brother, Rifaat, left, at a military ceremony in Damascus [AFP/HO]
Rifaat’s rise to power – and a failed coup

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Rifaat joined the Baath party in 1952 and rose through the military ranks. He played a key security role in the 1970 coup, which brought overthrew the former head of state, Salah Jadid, and brought Hafez al-Assad to power.

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In the late 1970s, as the regime faced internal opposition, Rifaat advocated for extreme measures. In a 1979 speech at a Baath party congress, he reportedly suggested “Stalinist” methods to purge opposition and proposed closing mosques to curb “sectarian ideology”.

His influence peaked in the early 1980s, but tensions with his brother were mounting. In November 1983, while Hafez was ill, Rifaat attempted to seize control, deploying his own forces in Damascus. The confrontation ended in a standoff.

By 1984, Hafez had regained control. Rifaat was stripped of his command, appointed to the ceremonial post of vice president and sent into exile. Reports at the time suggested he received $200m from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as part of a settlement to leave the country.

Exile and legal troubles

Rifaat spent the next 36 years primarily in Europe, where he faced multiple legal challenges over the source of his wealth.

  • France: In 2020, a French court sentenced him to four years in prison for money laundering and misappropriation of Syrian public funds, confiscating real estate assets worth an estimated $100m.
  • Switzerland: In August 2023, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Rifaat for his alleged role in war crimes committed in Hama in 1982.
  • Assets Frozen: Authorities in the UK and Spain also froze family assets and investigated him for illicit financial activities.
Return and death

To avoid imprisonment in France, Rifaat returned to Syria in October 2021. Despite his previous calls in 2011 for Bashar al-Assad to step down, he appeared voting for his nephew in the May 2021 election at the Syrian embassy in Paris.

Following the fall of the Assad government in December 2024, Lebanese security officials reported that Rifaat had left Syria for Dubai, where he passed away in January 2026.

 

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