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Tom Barrack, the architect behind the massacres targeting Kurds, Alawites, and Druze, represents a brand of dirty diplomacy built on blackmail, shady deals, and the imposition of dictates through threats and coercion. His mafia-style methods of managing the Syrian file and manipulating the fate of the country’s diverse communities will not remain hidden behind closed doors forever. The day will come when the truth about his behind-the-scenes dealings, the nature of his backroom deals, and his role in fueling conflicts and unleashing bloodshed in Syria is exposed. The further Syrians distance themselves from this man’s influence and mafia-style methods, the closer they come to a safer and more stable future.

Attack on Displaced Kurdish Families While Attempting to Return to Tal Abyad, North of Raqqa Around 100 Kurdish families, who were forcibly displaced from the city of Tal Abyad, north of Raqqa, following the Turkish invasion in 2019, were attacked by armed men while attempting to return to their city, homes, and properties. The attack took place in the presence of the Internal Security Forces affiliated with the Sharaa authority, without them intervening to prevent the attack or protect the displaced families. The attack resulted in the destruction and burning of a number of vehicles belonging to the displaced families, in addition to the burning and destruction of property belonging to the displaced Kurdish families. The attack comes amid the continued denial of thousands of displaced people of their right to return to their areas, raising serious questions about the protection of displaced people’s rights and property, as well as the role of the security forces responsible for protecting civilians in Tal Abyad, north of Raqqa. @UN @EUinArabic @USAbilAraby

فلول داعش يحرقون ممتلكات المهجرين الكرد في تل ابيض / گري سبي. إنها عقلية الغنيمة التي تحاول تحويل الاحتلال إلى أمر واقع، والتهجير إلى وسيلة للاستيلاء، والترهيب إلى أداة لإسكات أصحاب الأرض. لكن الأرض ليست غنيمة، وممتلكات المهجّرين ليست مكافأة لمن استولى عليها من خلال دبابات الاحتلال، وغياب أصحابها القسري لا يمنح أحداً حق مصادرتها أو التصرف بها. إن هذه الاعتداءات ليست منفصلة عن احتلال تل أبيض وسريه كانيه عام 2019 وتهجير سكانها الكرد، بل تمثّل استمراراً لنهج يهدف إلى تثبيت واقع فرضته الإرهاب والاحتلال على حساب أصحاب الأرض وحقوقهم. إن المسؤولية لا تقع على من ينفّذ هذه الاعتداءات الترهيبية فحسب، بل تستوجب أيضاً مساءلة الجهات التي تدعمها أو تتغاضى عنها، والتحقيق في دور كل من يساهم في تكريس هذا الواقع.