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A shadowy Alawite rebel group has released videos showing two roadside bomb attacks that recently targeted the forces of Syria’s new Islamist-led government on the country’s coast, the heartland of the minority community.
One of the attacks seen in the two videos, published on September 3 and 4, took place on August 14 near the city of Jableh.
The group, which calls itself Men of Light – Saraya Al-Jawad (ML-SAJ), didn’t provide any further details about the attacks or their results.
AL-SAJ made its first appearance in July. At the time, several heavily-armed members of the group appeared in a video message vowing to fight the Syrian government and slamming Turkey and Qatar of “supporting terrorism” in Syria.
In the same video, the group’s members praised Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) which controls much of northern and eastern Syria, Shikeh Hikmat al-Hijri, the spiritual leader of Druze in Syria and the de-facto ruler of al-Suwayda in the south of the country, in addition to Egypt and Edy Cohen, an Israeli journalist and specialist in the Arab–Israeli conflict.
Alawites, who make up the majority of the coast’s population, began facing discrimination right after the collapse of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, who belongs to the ethno-religious community, in December. The situation quickly escalated to killings and kidnappings not only on the coast, but also in Alawite-majority areas in Hamas, Homs and the capital, Damascus, with government forces blamed in many cases.
In March, the Alawites rebelled on the coast. Nevertheless, the government managed to put the unorganized rebellion down within a few days. In the process, government forces killed around 1,500 Alawite civilians, including women and children.
The government launched an investigation into the massacres and later claimed that some of those responsible were arrested. These claims were, however, rejected by Alawite activists who noted a growing violence against the community since March, including the systematic abduction of women, the firing of government employees and the refusal to release thousands of former military troops who were detained after the collapse of the Assad regime.
Multiple Alawite rebel groups emerged on the coast in the weeks following the fall of the regime, some including personnel from the former military. However, none appear to be as organized as AL-SAJ.
The group’s recent attacks were the first known instances in which improvised explosive devices were used against government forces on the coast. Still, this does not mean that the group poses a major threat, as its capabilities appear to be very limited. Some Alawite activists even warned that the group may be just a false flag operation by the government.
The fall of the Assad regime left the Alawites with no regional or international allies. Several political bodies which have been formed since then, like the Alawite Islamic Supreme Council in Syria and the Diaspora, managed to build some relations with the SDF and the Druze, but that’s about it for now.
With no political, military or financial backing it is highly doubtful that AL-SAJ and other Alawite rebel groups will be able to mount an effective insurgency against government forces on the coast. However, this does not mean that the region will be stable.
With the government refusing to engage in any meaningful way with the Alawites and insisting on discriminating against them, tensions with the community are deemed to reach another boiling point like the one in March in the near future. As for the long term, these tensions will offer regional and international powers seeking to play a larger role in Syria a chance to intervene in a way or another.
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druze are protesting because they want to go to college.https://www.syriahr.com/en/367805/ universities are closed and high schools too.well, israel will soon open schools and universities for syrian druze, the principal will be ghassan alian, and the school curriculum will be just one: idf officer and non-commissioned officer.
but the most terrible is: they run out of ice cream amids battle.
the nation is closed by the greater israel project
at least the druze are defending themselves against church arsonists.
on three frontlines | new violations to the truce documented in al-suwaidaa
on sep 5, 2025
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al-suwaidaa province: the vicinity of arai town in al-suwaidaa countryside witnessed new violations to the truce.
sohr activists monitored extensive shooting with 23 mm-caliber machineguns targeting the town by
forces of the syrian government, moving from kayaker and khirbat samar towns northern of arai town, where a similar incident was monitored as shooting took place with 23 mm-caliber machineguns from tel hadid targeting al-suwaidaa city.
meanwhile, intermittent clashes erupted between both parties on the frontlines of arai and khirbat south western of al-suwaidaa.
heavy clashes broke out at the outskirts of al-majdal and its surroundings near the villages of walgha and khirbet samar in al-suwaidaa countryside around midnight sunday–monday, after groups affiliated with “general security” attempted to advance towards the town’s frontlines.
according to sohr sources, the attacking forces were accompanied by a vehicle equipped with a machine gun and a mortar launcher they tried to deploy to shell the town’s entrance.
during the clashes, a powerful explosion was heard, after which the attackers halted for unknown reasons, coinciding with the flight of an israeli drone over the area.
sohr sources added that “general security” members stationed at a nearby farm targeted al-majdal with heavy machine guns, while three mortar shells fell inside the town, though no civilian or local fighter casualties were reported.
the clashes ended with the withdrawal of the attackers and relative calm returning to the area.
https://www.syriahr.com/en/369393/
worship places violence | druze shrines, churches, and mosque targeted in al-suwaydaa
on aug 13, 2025
sohr sources have reported acts of sabotage and destruction in the church of
radimah al-loua in al-suwaydaa countryside, carried out by members of the defence and interior ministries, along with armed bedouin men, during the recent attack on the town as part of the latest al-suwaydaa events.
sohr activists reported that local witnesses and footage showed that around 30 druze religious shrines and at least four churches in the villages
of al-sourah al-kabeera, radimah al-loua, ta’arah, and al-duwairah were sabotaged.
in the second half of last july, the grand mosque in al-suwaydaa city was directly targeted, when its minaret was attacked by local armed druze men under the excuse that a sniper was positioned there. religious leaders later intervened to contain the situation and prevent further escalation.
the syrian observatory for human rights strongly condemns the targeting of places of worship and religious symbols under any circumstances or pretext, and stresses the need to respect and preserve the sanctity of holy sites.
https://www.syriahr.com/en/367805/
i hope israel manages to liberate sweida.
those men of light, or better “illuminati” are look pretty like ukrainian. it’s an effort to start a civil war, so usrael has just to wait and to kill the remaining people. next step to overtake syria.
next step has always been the conquest of iran. syrian air space, ports and land for war logistics have been secured by the zionists to expand conquest by genocide
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fuck salafi/takfiri head chopping terrorists!
syria has no government, just a defacto cia, mossad installed dictator. which forces were these really ? nice to know edy cohen, an israeli journalist can feed the world organised hasbara talking points for planetary media indoctrination. cant miss any opportunity to lie !
more joo dirty tricks. the kikes are so transparent.
a good salafi/jihadist is a dead salafist…