{"id":300930,"date":"2024-12-25T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=300930"},"modified":"2024-12-27T08:23:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T08:23:14","slug":"hts-militants-launch-attacks-every-10-minutes-in-syrian-minority-cities-amid-media-blackout-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=300930","title":{"rendered":"HTS militants launch attacks \u2018every 10 minutes\u2019 in Syrian minority cities amid media blackout: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Press TV \u2013 Dec 24, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants, who seized control of Syria earlier this month, are launching unrelenting attacks on minority-populated cities amid rampant looting, kidnapping and assassination, according to a new report.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery 10 minutes, an attack is reported, including incidents of looting, kidnapping, assassination, or abduction,\u201d a report by the Iraqi Almaalomah news agency revealed on Monday, citing unnamed sources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese attacks, perpetrated by armed groups, are targeting minorities, particularly along the coast,\u201d it further noted.<\/p>\n<p>The militant group seized control of Damascus on December 8, culminating a swift offensive that had began in Aleppo just two weeks prior to that and ultimately brought an end to Bashar al-Assad\u2019s 24-year rule.<\/p>\n<p>The report by Almaalomah noted that numerous violations committed by HTS militants under Abu Mohammad al-Julani\u2019s leadership have been documented, with some instances being carried out as \u201cacts of revenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Militants set fire to a Christmas tree in Syria&#8217;s Suqaylabiyah.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0EMmcJsEtj\">https:\/\/t.co\/0EMmcJsEtj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/USiyPiV8ig\">pic.twitter.com\/USiyPiV8ig<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PressTV Extra (@PresstvExtra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PresstvExtra\/status\/1871246820191707308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Additionally, it mentioned incidents of verbal abuse and harassment aimed at residents of Qardaha, Tartous, Latakia, and other areas.<\/p>\n<p>It also revealed that media do not have access to approximately 90 percent of the facts on the ground in Syria due to the imposed information blackout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver a span of just two days, six protests were recorded, indicating a potential rise in popular anger across Syria due to the significant violations committed by [so-called] al-Julani Brigades and their allied factions,\u201d the report warned.<\/p>\n<p>The HTS administration is facing mounting criticism as members of the militant group continue to disregard the group\u2019s so-called pledge to respect minorities and their religious sites and sanctities within the country.<\/p>\n<p>In recent days, disturbing videos have surfaced from Syria, revealing horrific acts of violence perpetrated by militants against minorities.<\/p>\n<p>The acts include brutal shootings and throat-slashing, with those deemed to be close to Assad facing particular targeting.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch in Syria announced the cancelation of Christmas and other New Year celebrations, citing \u201ccurrent security conditions\u201d after the fall of Assad\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came as gunmen opened fire at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Hama on Wednesday, and graves at a nearby cemetery were vandalized.<\/p>\n<p>The attack followed the vandalism of Hagia Sophia Greek Orthodox Church of Suqaylabiyah on December 12.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/Detail\/2024\/12\/24\/739627\/HTS-militants-launch-an-attack-every-10-minutes-in-Syrian-minority-cities-Report\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to an Iraqi news agency, the militants who seized control of Syria recently have embarked on a wave of looting, kidnapping and assassinations. 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