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The Memorial for the Massacre in the Alawite Village of al-Sanobar (opens the original)
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Whereas in the previous post I discussed a visit to a local shrine in the Alawite village of al-Sanobar that lies on the route between Latakia city and Jableh and aspects of present normality of life and security there that might contradict assumptions of a ‘genocide’ of Alawites in Syria, in this post I want to focus on the darker side of al-Sanobar’s more recent history: namely, the massacre that took place in the village in March 2025, committed by pro-government forces.<
Alawite Shrines of Syria: The Shrine of Shaykh Ali in al-Sanobar (opens the original)
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On social media, one sometimes sees claims that Alawites in Syria are being subject to a ‘genocide.’ Points cited in support of this claim include massacres of Alawites that took place in March 2025, instances of vandalisation of Alawite shrines, instances of seizure of Alawite farmlands by Sunnis, instances of killings of Alawites in the Homs area (often framed as revenge attacks on people associated with the former regime), and instances of Alawite women being kidnapped.None of the facts behin
A New Joint Statement from French and Uzbek ‘Muhajirin’ in Syria (opens the original)
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Among the various contingents of ‘muhajirin’ (foreigners who came to the insurgent-held areas of Syria during the war against the Assad regime), a clear alliance has emerged between a contingent of Idlib-based Uzbeks who are skeptical and critical of the current Syrian government and a contingent of French under Omar Omsen who are based in north Idlib and have issues not only with the current government but also the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham-led order in northwest
Islamic State Editorial 25 Years After the 9/11 Attacks (opens the original)
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Today marks 25 years since the 9/11 attacks in the U.S., which surely constitute a decisive turning point for any historian of jihadism. While the Islamic State releases its weekly al-Naba’ newsletter on Thursdays, the subject of this week’s editorial clearly has the 25th anniversary of the attacks in mind, even though it does not explicitly mention the attacks, which were the work of al-Qa‘ida, deemed by the Islamic State to be an ‘apostate’ organisation as the two groups are at war with each o
Interview with a Rijal al-Karama Affiliate in al-Suwayda’ (opens the original)
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In a recent post on X, U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack spoke of American dismay about a ‘renewed escalation’ in the primarily Druze province of al-Suwayda’ in southern Syria, where security control remains split between Syrian government forces on the peripheries (mainly the northern and western countrysides) and local armed Druze groups, nominally united under the ‘National Guard’ endorsed by Suwayda’ Druze spiritual leader Hikmat al-Hijri. For their part, pro-‘National Guard’ sources such as ‘
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