Botan Zębarî
2025 / 12 / 29
In the midst of the monumental shifts battering the Syrian landscape—specifically at the thresholds of "Aleppo," the citadel that continues to defy both frost and oblivion—a profound existential question emerges: Has the hour of collapse truly arrived?´-or-are we merely witnessing new chapters of an ongoing tragedy? What we observe today in terms of Turkish movements cannot be described, in the logic of politics and sovereignty, as anything less than a "provocation of the soul" and a flagrant intervention in the affairs of a house whose people are still searching for the keys to its doors. This strange expansion does not only agitate the "Syrian Democratic Forces" (SDF) but awakens in the conscience of every free person a categorical rejection of guardianship attempts, especially when regional powers transform into "partners" in the shedding of blood rather than being a balm for the wounds. The relationship between these powers and the body of the Syrian people today seems resistant to "integration"-;- for how can the sword integrate with the scabbard if the sword is foreign and held against the throat?
The military scene today is not merely a conflict of numbers, but a clash of "will and organization." Those who possess a steadfast doctrine and disciplined organization, such as the SDF, find themselves facing hybrid groups gathered from the world’s fringes—groups lacking internal harmony and drowning in the quagmire of factional disputes. Here, the radiant human truth emerges: "minorities"—in all their cultural and spiritual diversity—find themselves in the same trench as those forces that believe in pluralism. This is not out of a love for war, but in defense of the right to exist. They realize their fate is one in the face of a hurricane that threatens to uproot everyone, making the harmony between them stem from a unity of destiny rather than mere fleeting political tactics.
In the dark chambers of decision-making, it appears that the international agreements woven with the ink of blood have reached the "autumn of their life." Betting on the breaking of the Syrian people s spirit of resistance is a losing wager, especially since international powers, led by Washington, realize that trust is built on loyalty, not betrayal. While the greedy race to seize the "treasures of the Badia" and the hidden riches in the Homs countryside, the ominous specter of "partition" looms. This is not about mere administrative federations-;- it is a calculated attempt to fracture the people and divide the land to satisfy an appetite for interests that weigh the Syrian soul against barrels of oil and trillions in wealth. The coming conflict, should its great fires ignite, will not only burn the frontlines but may permanently the map of existence in the region.
Within this context of manipulating the fates of nations, the ghost of "ISIS" emerges as a ready pretext brandished by the ambitious whenever they wish to extend their influence over a strategic point. It is the grand theatrical play used to punish dissenters and throw dust in the eyes, while the truth reveals that this extremist ideology is but the "other face" of the same coin that feeds on innocent blood. How can we speak of fighting terrorism while the lords of blood move under the cover of darkness, infiltrating the very joints of institutions? The surrender of land—as seen in the major scandal of the occupied Syrian Golan and the erasure of its identity from maps—is the ultimate stab in the side of the Syrian people. It is as if a handful of mercenaries are selling the legacy of the ancestors in an international slave market of interests.
The Syrian Coast, that emotional sanctuary that refuses to break, is today a "time bomb" of dignity. The silence of the mountains there is not submission, but a wary anticipation. While the people of the Coast refuse to be dragged into futile wars, they affirm—through the voices of Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal and his peers—that they will not accept living under the weight of organized terror. The experience of "Al-Samandar" is but a in the ocean-;- tens of thousands of the Coast s sons, with their military expertise and deep-rooted pride, stand ready to protect their honor should a confrontation be forced upon them. They seek an international solution that does justice to their humanity, not battles that increase the number of orphans and bereaved mothers, far removed from any Iranian´-or-regional interventions attempting to ride the wave of their pain.
We are living in an era of "great betrayals" and secret concessions signed behind the backs of the people. Al-Jolani, who attempts to dance on contradictory ropes between Ankara and Washington, finds himself besieged by the consequences of his decisions, which have brought the Syrians nothing but woe. While great powers clash—from Russia sending its messages through fire, to Britain placing factions on terror lists—the Syrian people remain the sole sacrifice on the altar of these interests. Salvation will not come except through the fall of the mentality of repression and dependency, and the return of Syria to the embrace of its children. There, the Sufi will shake hands with the Druze, the Alawite, the Christian, and the Kurd in a true government of national unity, uprooting the extremist ideology that has imprisoned the Syrian soul in a cell of takfir (excommunication) for centuries—so that the dawn of freedom may rise again over a "Sham" that refuses to die.
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