Writing to Zaman English by Dani Murad
(Zaman Al Wasl)- The last few hours have witnessed the birth of a new political and military organization in Syria, constituting of “Sunni” clans and tribes who reside in the vast countryside of Aleppo, Idlib, and Hama, according to photographic documents.
In their statement, the group noted to Assad’s crimes and atrocities against the Syrians, and the conspirator international community which plotted along with a lot of Arab and foreign governments against the Syrian people and their glorious revolution, and pointed out to the involvement of Iranian, Houthi, and Hezbollah militias alongside the regime of Bashar al-Assad, and “the intolerable marginalization and discrimination” practiced by the leaders of the revolution against the sons of these tribes.
And according to the statement, all of these preliminary circumstances have forced the tribes of “Al Mawali” and “ Al Hadedeen” with other –unnamed tribal components to hold a conference, which came out with several decisions, most notably: implementing the Islamic Sharia to resolve disputes, uniting the battalions and brigades in the tribal areas under one group named” The Alliance of Sunni Clans”
Moreover, the statement said that the goal of this assemble is to fight the regime and its accomplices, as well as the aggressors who attacks their areas, stressing that this new group is part of the revolutionary military forces in Syria, and will enforce the law and accountability on whoever commits violations in the tribal areas.
And the statement confirmed the group’s commitment of supporting the rebels in other parts of Syria, but warned at the same time of any operations inside their territories, under any pretext, and from any party, except with coordination with the group, stressing that the areas of "Al Mawali" and “Al Hadedeen " are under the tribes’ control, and no other faction is entitled to intervene in their affairs, except members of the clans themselves.
The statement was concluded by confirming that the formation of the organization will be followed by a military statement by "the joint command of the Sunni Clans", to unite the battalions and brigades, and based on that, a military operation room will be established.
The two Syrian tribes which spread throughout vast areas of Syria, and of whom many have joined the rebel ranks, have also senior criminals in the regime of Bashar Al Assad who attribute themselves to them, on the top of this list, Minister of Defense, "Fahd Freij" and a group of officers in charge of sensitive positions in the regime's army.
And in the beginning of the Syrian revolution, the organizers of the peaceful movement have named one of the revolution’s Fridays “Clans’ Friday", and that name was criticized for several considerations, most importantly, because it differentiates between the components of the Syrian people, and stir the feelings of regionalism and ethnicism.
This post first appeared at Zaman Al Wasl Arabic
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