Syrian civilians: between the persecution of Iranian militias and the black flag of ISIS

The visit of Qasim Soleimani, commander of the Iranian Quds Corps to Syria at the end of July, raised many questions and cast a shadow on the table of events in the region in what was dubbed as the rearrangement of the Tehran-based militias.

On the other hand, IS is trying to exploit the state of fragmentation and chaos in some Syrian territory to carry out operations that may not guarantee its return, with full force but preserve its presence.

Although Suleimani’s visit coincided with the US preparation of combat groups at the al-Tanf base, they came in support of the Kurdish security forces in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, where there have been many attacks on civilians by the forces. The video shows the attack of the elements of the units on three civilians, including a girl near the city of Manbij.

The video documented the moment when an element named Shiro – according to the description of the videographer – attacked two young men and a girl after he dropped them from a camouflage car.

In the middle of the video, Shiro receives orders from the cameraman, who appears to be his direct leader, and begins to urinate on the boys and girls, pouring on them torment and insults.

Several video footage of the assaults of Syrian and Lebanese nationals against Syrian civilians was also published under the pretext of fighting ISIS, a task that these forces have ostensibly assumed since its establishment.

On the other hand, according to the intelligence cell of the Iraqi Interior, Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is in Syria, and still has strong influence within the organization, according to the head of the cell Abu Ali Basri in a statement on Sunday, July 28 this morning.

The Iranian activity in Syria has contributed greatly through its militias to the demographic change witnessed by the country since the outbreak of the war, in order to achieve Tehran’s geopolitical project in the region.

Suleimani’s visit constitutes sectarian support that enables Kurdish and Iranian militias to commit the most heinous crimes against civilians, who may find in the black flag of ISIS a haven from persecution of militias.

According to statistics of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a new operation by ISIS was observed in the town of Saraqeb, east of Idlib, where one of the elements blew himself up with his three children.

The Observatory documented the killing of two members of armed factions by unknown persons, most likely from IS cells.

Iranian activity opens the door wide for civilians, especially Sunnis, to join the ranks of ISIS under the impact of the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the camps and detention camps by Syrian civilians opposed to the militias, not only ISIS.