Skip to playerSkip to main content
Fear still grips Syria’s coast. After weeks in hiding, Khairallah Dib emerged only after assurances of amnesty. An Alawite survivor of post–Bashar al-Assad reprisals, he witnessed how a bloodyuprising ripped through Syria’s fragile social fabric. Mass killings, displacement, and shattered trust now haunt Alawite communities, as the new Islamist-led government struggles to restore stability, loyalty, and civil peace in a deeply fractured nation.

#Syria #PostAssad #Alawites #CivilWar #SectarianViolence #Amnesty #RevengeKillings #MiddleEast #Latakia #Tartous #IslamistGovernment #HumanRights #Displacement #CivilPeace #MarchViolence #SyrianCoast #Reuters #PoliticalTransition #RegionalInstability #BreakingNews

~HT.96~

Category

🗞
News
Transcript
00:00Fear still hangs heavy over Syria's coast.
00:21After weeks in hiding, Kairala Dibs stepped into the open only after receiving a promise of amnesty,
00:28an Alawite caught in the fallout of a bloody uprising, Dibs survived a wave of revenge killings
00:34that followed the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad.
00:38More than a political shift, it was a moment that tore through Syria's fragile social fabric.
00:45The march insurrection by Assad loyalists killed over 200 security personnel and unleashed days of vengeance.
00:52Nearly 1,500 Alawites were killed and tens of thousands fled their homes.
01:02Trust between the Alawite community and Syria's new Islamist-led rulers collapsed almost overnight.
01:09What followed was not just violence, but a test of whether Syria could hold together at all.
01:14Now, Syria's new government is trying to reverse the damage.
01:21Amnesty offers, limited financial aid, jobs and medical help are being extended to Alawites swept up in the violence.
01:29A new body, the Supreme Committee for the Preservation of Civil Peace, is leading that effort in Latakia and Tartus.
01:36The goal is clear, restore loyalty and stabilize a volatile region.
01:44The effort is controversial.
01:46Former militants from rival sides of the war now run the committee.
01:53Some figures involved are accused of past atrocities, drawing sharp criticism from rights activists.
01:59Supporters argue these compromises prevented further bloodshed when Assad fell.
02:08Critics say justice is being sidelined for political convenience, deepening mistrust instead of healing it.
02:16For ordinary Alawites, relief feels he limited and fragile.
02:21Homes remain damaged.
02:22Livelihoods are shattered.
02:24Fear still dictates daily life.
02:26Yet, many say they are exhausted by war and want only safety and food for their families.
02:34President Ahmed al-Shara has promised to govern for all Syrians.
02:39But accountability for past violence may decide whether that promise holds.
02:56Subscribe to OneIndia and never miss an update.
03:05Download the OneIndia app now.
Be the first to comment
Add your comment

Recommended