The latest Syrian regime is reported to have assigned some foreign Islamist soldiers to senior official positions in the nation’s defence forces. Armed forces are being re-arranged by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), but it appears likely to raise apprehension inside and outside Syria over the position such foreign militants may recreate in the country’s fate. It comes amid news that Syria’s latest de-facto head, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has conducted separate discussions with spokespeople of the Kurds and Christians in the nation, two societies that are most concerned regarding the potential plan of the new authorities.
Sources have figured that out of nearly 50 new military positions that have been notified, at least six have proceeded to outsiders. Based on the titles that have been issued, they are stated to include a Jordanian, Chinese Uyghur and Turkish national. All are declared to have been handed high-ranking roles as colonels or brigadier generals. The position of foreign fighters in diverse armed parties during the civil war provokes intense feelings in Syria. Thousands of soldiers from many foreign nations joined the revolt against Assad as it became an all-out armed confrontation when mass demonstrations were met with brutality by the security forces.
Flights from abroad were noticed as attempting to set their extremist doctrine on Syria something which Syrians from all societies are now stating they will not tolerate in the country’s fate after Assad. Some assembled their own bodies and others equipped the body of the Islamic State (IS) group, which took possession of large areas in the east of Syria. Enemies of HTS had long blamed it for being mostly made up of foreign jihadists a blame Assad allies employed to attempt to delegitimise the body as it climbed its final, strong offensive against the government.
Ahmed al-Sharaa the head of HTS and now Syria had been purging some of those alien soldiers in a proposal to support his group’s certifications as a nationalist rather than an openly jihadist force. Al-Sharaa has often emphasised the idea of a harmonious Syrian state, in which all societies must be admired and have a stake. A Syrian official expressed that the first discussions between associates of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and al-Sharaa have now taken place and were optimistic.
The SDF is supported by the US and handles much of the north-east of Syria. But Turkey, which has supported al-Sharaa’s party HTS, notices them as terrorists, which has increased worries of a looming conflict. Al-Sharaa has also sat high-level component of the Christian community. The Christian has prolonged felt intimidated by the promotion of Islamic fundamentalism. HTS once matched such a doctrine, but al-Sharaa has for some time adopted a more moderate perspective.
He has emphasised that he wants all societies to have a stake in Syria’s fate and is organising a National Dialogue Conference to attempt to ensure that this method can start. For those who are worried that his efforts might not fit, this obvious move to normalise the functions of some major foreign fighters may provide them additional pause for thought. The assignments seem to have been made to award those warriors whether from Syria or elsewhere who recreated an important part in the final victory over the government.
As a result, some of the remaining foreign soldiers along with their families now appear likely to be granted Syrian citizenship. The case is just one of numerous that could confuse any prosperous change to a fresh political and social framework in Syria. The latest authorities are placing a lot of importance on a National Dialogue Conference that is being designed to bring together voices from all sections of the community although no date has been fixed. The expectation is that the meeting will set in motion the method of reconstructing the institutions of the destroyed and divided nation.
