(Translation by Yusra Ahmed)
Syria's Salamiyeh city in the eastern countryside of Hama province is no longer surrounded with fear in the east, sadness and dust in the south like what Mohammed al-Maghout, the city’s well-known poet, described it years ago.
Today, Salamiyeh is surrounded and full of barriers, which threats people of possible arresting.
Barriers force people to pay money “Khawa” to avoid arresting without any reason. Or they force trucks to pay fees "Tarfik" to let them pass through, without any official orders or documents.
Yusuf al-Ahmad, an activist works for Salamiyeh Nedia Center, has provided Zaman al-Wasl with information about some barriers and their unacceptable practices, beside the forces controlling them.
The first barrier is for the National Defence Forces (NDF) led by Fadel Wardeh and had become an alternative for the regime’s army in the city.
The activist mentioned that Fadel Wardeh is a member in the Parliament and he manages many companies led by Wael Jakish, Monther al-Mir, Hussein Wardeh, and Ali Khalouf, each one counts 150-200 members, and their operations’ managers are Tamim Hamoud, Wafiq Darwish, Ali Hamoud and Abo Ghalib Haider, the direct responsible for arming.
The centre of NDF own 4 to 6 tanks, and 6 to 8 cannons size 23 and 10-15 cannons size 14, and salaries are forwarded from the centre on General Secretary of the National Defence in Damascus.
Al-Ahmad mentioned that one of the NDF’s companies called “Tarfik company”, which is responsible for accompanying big trucks carrying goods to protect them from other barriers for big amount of money could reach to 100 thousand Syrian pound.
Battalion 47 is led by Iranian officers and has Chinese, Bakistani (Shiite in particular) and other Syrian fighters and they receive their salaries and clothes directly from Iran, they live in Ethriyeh town and own the Hospital of the town.
Another barrier is the Raqqa centre controlled by Ahmed Mansoor, and his operation manager Ahmed Deeb and his base is Ethriyeh town and 90% of member are from Raqqa and almost count 400 one, according to the activist.
Al-Ahmad mentioned that members of Raqqa centre look like ISIS’s fighter in appearance and their clothes to make their movement from and to Raqqa easier, therefore, they are called Assad’s ISIS.
Al-Jawiyeh station is another centre for intimidation and blackmailing people, They occupied Hamad Abo Hamad’s house in alkarim and made it a base for them. Rajab Yunus control the station while Yaser Yunus manage arming and salaries.
The Station’s members count almost 250 and they are led by Abdul Rahim al-Mir, they are responsible to protect Raqqa highway and Majbal barrier and they receive their smaries from "Bostan corporation" owned by Rami Makhlouf.
In regard to Sokoor al-Sahra, they are militias and mercenaries received their salaries from two al-Jaber brothers Mohammed and Ayman, who are thieves, and work with mafia, and wanted for both Turkey and Syria before the Syrian revolution, and they take from Ras-Basit in Lattakia centre for them, where a colonel called Aktham manges it, while Marimar resort is their base in Salamiyeh.
The regime’s militias and Shabihas are supported by pro-regime families, like Salameh family led by Mosib Salameh who controls families like “the Dardar”, “the Alsaleh”, the “Alhamdan” who plan for abduction and robbery in Salamiyeh and countryside.
Activist al-Ahmad ended that responsible for these barriers use the fear of youths in Salamiyeh from the mandatory service to recruit them and use them in their unacceptable acts under claim of protecting the city from the Islamic State (ISIS) in Eastern countryside.
Syria's Salamiyeh city in the eastern countryside of Hama province is no longer surrounded with fear in the east, sadness and dust in the south like what Mohammed al-Maghout, the city’s well-known poet, described it years ago.
Today, Salamiyeh is surrounded and full of barriers, which threats people of possible arresting.
Barriers force people to pay money “Khawa” to avoid arresting without any reason. Or they force trucks to pay fees "Tarfik" to let them pass through, without any official orders or documents.
Yusuf al-Ahmad, an activist works for Salamiyeh Nedia Center, has provided Zaman al-Wasl with information about some barriers and their unacceptable practices, beside the forces controlling them.
The first barrier is for the National Defence Forces (NDF) led by Fadel Wardeh and had become an alternative for the regime’s army in the city.
The activist mentioned that Fadel Wardeh is a member in the Parliament and he manages many companies led by Wael Jakish, Monther al-Mir, Hussein Wardeh, and Ali Khalouf, each one counts 150-200 members, and their operations’ managers are Tamim Hamoud, Wafiq Darwish, Ali Hamoud and Abo Ghalib Haider, the direct responsible for arming.
The centre of NDF own 4 to 6 tanks, and 6 to 8 cannons size 23 and 10-15 cannons size 14, and salaries are forwarded from the centre on General Secretary of the National Defence in Damascus.
Al-Ahmad mentioned that one of the NDF’s companies called “Tarfik company”, which is responsible for accompanying big trucks carrying goods to protect them from other barriers for big amount of money could reach to 100 thousand Syrian pound.
Battalion 47 is led by Iranian officers and has Chinese, Bakistani (Shiite in particular) and other Syrian fighters and they receive their salaries and clothes directly from Iran, they live in Ethriyeh town and own the Hospital of the town.
Another barrier is the Raqqa centre controlled by Ahmed Mansoor, and his operation manager Ahmed Deeb and his base is Ethriyeh town and 90% of member are from Raqqa and almost count 400 one, according to the activist.
Al-Ahmad mentioned that members of Raqqa centre look like ISIS’s fighter in appearance and their clothes to make their movement from and to Raqqa easier, therefore, they are called Assad’s ISIS.
Al-Jawiyeh station is another centre for intimidation and blackmailing people, They occupied Hamad Abo Hamad’s house in alkarim and made it a base for them. Rajab Yunus control the station while Yaser Yunus manage arming and salaries.
The Station’s members count almost 250 and they are led by Abdul Rahim al-Mir, they are responsible to protect Raqqa highway and Majbal barrier and they receive their smaries from "Bostan corporation" owned by Rami Makhlouf.
In regard to Sokoor al-Sahra, they are militias and mercenaries received their salaries from two al-Jaber brothers Mohammed and Ayman, who are thieves, and work with mafia, and wanted for both Turkey and Syria before the Syrian revolution, and they take from Ras-Basit in Lattakia centre for them, where a colonel called Aktham manges it, while Marimar resort is their base in Salamiyeh.
The regime’s militias and Shabihas are supported by pro-regime families, like Salameh family led by Mosib Salameh who controls families like “the Dardar”, “the Alsaleh”, the “Alhamdan” who plan for abduction and robbery in Salamiyeh and countryside.
Activist al-Ahmad ended that responsible for these barriers use the fear of youths in Salamiyeh from the mandatory service to recruit them and use them in their unacceptable acts under claim of protecting the city from the Islamic State (ISIS) in Eastern countryside.
Zaman Al Wasl
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