Popular Initiative in NE Syria announces readiness to support for Syrian coast

Today, the Popular Initiative in North and East Syria issued a statement condemning the massacres committed in the Syrian coast against the Alawite community. The statement was read in front of the Mohammed Sheikho Center for Culture and Art in the city of Qamishlo by Darshin Ahmed Khalil and Nuha Omar, members of the Popular Initiative.

The statement read as follows:

"With the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime on January 8, 2024, Syria entered a new phase. Along with this new phase, the Syrian people’s faith and hope for liberation from years of devastating war and the building of a free and democratic Syria increased.

However, all this hope has been shattered by the inhumane massacres that have been committed, especially against our brothers from the Alawite community in recent days in the coastal cities of Syria, turning this hope into a humanitarian tragedy.

We, the people of North and East Syria, feel the pain of these inhumane massacres and share in the great suffering they have experienced, standing by their side.

On this basis, we announce to the public that we are ready to provide all forms of support to our fellow citizens in the coastal cities of Syria, as a humanitarian and national duty, and to share in their pain and suffering.

We also call on all our people to offer material and moral support to our people in the coast. Today is a day for unity; today is a day for sharing hope."

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