Of Athena Papakosta

The wounds of the civil war were reopening again in Syria And they triggered the worst conflict after last December, when the Islamist rebel forces of Hayat Tahrir al -Sam overturned his status Bashar al -Assad.

The counterattack of the faithful of the overthrown president on the coastal side of the country, dominated by the religious minority of Alawite – The backbone of Assad support for decades – has brought chaos to several cities and settlements of the country, such as Latakia and Tartu.

Groups, NGOs and Human Rights networks recorded executions by armed Sunnis against members of the Shiite sect of the Alawitian minority, whether or not they participated in the conflicts.

He spoke about a terror in the Alawite community from Latakia by speaking to the BBC. “They don’t know what to do. There is no government, no state to help them and protect them, ”he said, while according to Reuters news agency, a large number of civilians found refuge at the Russian military base of Khmeimim. According to local media, many are the ones who They leave the country and pass on to Lebanon.

In just four 24 hours the death toll exceeded 1,300 with the de facto leader of Syrian Ahmad al-Saras to warn of attempts to drag Syria into a civil war and call on national unity by appealing for peace.

In particular, as he emphasized, through a video, “remnants of the former regime” have no choice but to surrender immediately and made it clear that Syria would not allow any “external or domestic forces” to drag it into chaos or civil war.

“Be sure of Syria, this country has the characteristics of survival. What is happening in Syria right now is among the expected challenges, “he said earlier speaking to a mosque yesterday, Sunday, and hours later the country’s presidency office issued a telegram announcement on the establishment of an independent seven -member committee aimed at investigating their investigations.

The international community expresses its strong concern.

The UN is calling for immediate end to hostilities and protection of civilians, while the United States and Russia are calling for the convening of the United Nations Security Council.

Washington has already called on the Syrian authorities to ensure that the – as they call them – the slaughter of the Syrian minority communities to be held accountable.

In his announcement the head of US diplomacy, Mark Rubiohe emphasized that the United States condemns radical terrorists, including foreign jihadists, and clarifies that Washington will stand by the country’s ethnic and religious minorities, including Christians, Drussians, Alawes.

For its part, Turkey had already reacted, referring to attempts to undermine unity in the country, and yesterday from Amman, Jordan, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reiterated that Ankara would support Syrian government efforts to stabilize it while stabilizing the stabilization of the Syrian government. War and information to prevent the Islamic State revitalization.