12/6/2025–|Last update: 22:00 (Mecca time)
A newspaper confirmed New York Times American that the Supreme Committee for the National Peace in Syria provokes a storm of controversy and anger among supporters Syrian revolution Those who criticize the transitional authorities regarding the outstanding files, and talk about collusion with the symbols of the previous regime at the expense of the expected justice.
The newspaper added in a report that the intensity of popular anger increased after the circulation of reports of what was described as the committee’s involvement in coordination with Fadi Saqr The former leader of the “National Defense Forces” militia loyal to Assad, which is accused by human rights organizations of involvement in horrific massacres, most notably Al -Tadamun neighborhood massacre In Damascus in 2013, the siege of the areas that revolted against the ousted president’s regime Bashar al -Assad.
The Solidarity massacre took place on Nisreen Street in Al -Tadamun neighborhood in Yarmouk camp For Palestinian refugees in the Syrian capital Damascus On April 1, 2013, it was not discovered until about 9 years after it occurred when the British Guardian newspaper published on April 27, 2022, video clips said that a recruiter in a militia loyal to the regime was pleased, and the execution of armed men from the Syrian regime shows 41 civilians, including 7 women and a number of children.
But Saqr denied his responsibility for the massacre, and said in a statement to the New York Times, “I was appointed after the solidarity events, and I did not get an amnesty from anyone, if there is a guide against me, let him be submitted to the judiciary, I am ready to appear before any legal court.”
Balance
In a press conference held by the committee the day before yesterday, Tuesday, it tried to justify its policies by confirming the necessity of “achieving a balance between justice and stability”, stressing that “a real reconciliation will not be achieved without involving segments of the previous regime.”
For his part, a member of the National Peace Committee, Hassan Soufan, said that “participation with some of the regime’s symbols is a security necessity to prevent the explosion,” adding, “We understand the pain and anger of people, but our responsibility is to protect the remainder of Syria,” according to the New York Times.
The American newspaper adds that the committee – which was formed with the aim of bridging the societal rift after about 14 years of war – is marketed for itself as an initiative to coexist and restore national meat, but its critics see a tool for whitening the page of the executioners, especially after the sudden release during the last Eid al -Adha of dozens of elements of the previous regime on the pretext of “not being proven involved in war crimes.”
The newspaper quoted activist Rami Abdel Haq – who is one of the prominent supporters of the revolution against the Assad regime – as saying, “What the people waited after the fall of Assad is to hold the criminals accountable, not giving them free forgiveness,” the newspaper quoted activist Rami Abdel Haq – who is one of the prominent supporters of the revolution against the Assad regime – as saying.
“We feel as if we were deceived twice, once when the regime shed our blood, and once when this blood was forgotten in the name of peace,” Abdel -Haq added.
Punishment for punishment
“The New York Times” continues that human rightsworthy believes that leniency with those described as “former criminals” enhance the culture of impunity and warns of the disaster.
The families of the missing and former detainees also expressed their dissatisfaction, demanding the disclosure of the fate of their loved ones, not “the reward of the executioners with positions.”
According to the newspaper, the number of those who served in the security services and militias of Assad is estimated at about 800 thousand people, which makes their trial all almost impossible.
She adds that this raises a fundamental question, as Fadi Saqr formulated, saying, “Can yesterday’s revolutionaries accept partners from the previous enemy camp?”
The New York Times stresses that Syria today stands at a decisive junction, between justice that restores dignity to the victims, and a fragile peace that may explode at any moment if it is built on the sands of forgetfulness instead of the foundations of accounting.