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Christmas Tree Burning in Al-Sqaylabiyeh.. New Security Failure in Protecting Christians
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Ease of attack execution reflects weakness of security system run by HTS and its lack of seriousness in protecting non-Muslims, while foreign elements' involvement indicates HTS authorities' failure t
A new attack occurred in Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham-controlled areas, as Al-Sqaylabiyeh parish priest, Father Maher Haddad, reported details of the Christmas tree burning in the city by foreign elements.
Father Haddad highlighted in his statements that eight people of non-Syrian nationalities were able to carry out their attack, despite the presence of HTS military operations administration authorities in the area.
SANA agency confirmed that attackers managed to threaten citizens with weapons and prevent them from approaching the tree, in clear evidence of security absence in HTS-controlled areas.
HTS authorities' confusion appeared when a military operations administration official appeared in a video recording, trying to justify the security failure by emphasizing that perpetrators "are not Syrians."
The incident confirms HTS's inability to provide basic protection for religious minorities in its control areas, despite repeated claims of protecting religious freedoms. The ease of attack execution reveals serious security gaps in the military operations administration system, which lacks professional competence in dealing with security threats.
The incident exposes the falsity of HTS claims about its ability to protect religious diversity, as its apparatus failed to prevent a clear attack on a Christian religious symbol in broad daylight. The ability of foreign elements to carry out this attack raises serious questions about HTS's control over foreign extremists in its areas.
Levant-Agencies
