These threads just serve to flame up internal biases and most of the flames are diverted towards a minority sect which time and time again has been vilified on the pretext of loyalties to another nation which is not the case. Similar cases could be made up against people who went in to join Daesh/ISIS from Pakistan. However we do not see the same anger directed towards them because they belong to a majority sect? The logic presented here is untenable.
Also my reply was because a respected poster whose posts I read to increase my knowledge insinuated that Sunni's were on the receiving end of violence from the Iran/Russia nexus. However conveniently forgetting that Daesh/ISIS/ISIL/HTS and the myriad Sunni rebel groups are responsible for majority of the carnage in Syria especially blowing up sites with historical and cultural and religious significance.
You are wrong here, Pakistanis of all sects disown and reject Daesh. You are stoking flames here and implying double standards which are not there.
Furthermore you claimed Daesh are Sunnis, they are most definitely not. All Sunnis have disowned them and made takfir on them. We identify them for who they are, they are Khawarij.
Thanks for the appreciative words.
From what I have seen and from talking to Syrians (whom I am very close to,) I can gauge that 90% Syrians want the end of the Assad regime. Unfortunately it has become a sectarian war because Assad (actually an Atheist) used religion to gain the support of Iran against his mostly Sunni country (even though Alawiyoon are not even Shia.) How long did he expect to stamp out genuine calls by Syrians for a say in their future?
One of my close friend's brother was jailed in the first university protest against Assad. He overreacted and killed students and tortured innocent kids, only for having a voice. I helped him write a letter to the UN to get some pressure to release his brother. Alhamdulilah they got out of Syria.
Other than this, I used to listen to Assad speeches before the revolution. I always remember they were vehemently anti-Islamic and promoted this false illusionary secular nationalism which was not connected to reality. I mean, this guy was brainwashing Arabs to believe they were Phoenicians and hence had no relation to other Arabs. His is an ideogy of hate, so I am not surprised that today he is doing the same against the Sunni Muslim majority of Syria.
This brings me to the actions of militant groups in Syria. Yes, human rights violations have been committed on all sides. We saw the massive human rights violations of a third party, Daesh, those were the televised to the whole world.
However what Assad regime did to Idlib, Homs, Hama, Aleppo, and other cities deserves mention too. PKK/YPG ethnic cleansing, with full Assad blessing, of Sunni Arabs, Turkmens, and Kurds also should not be forgotten. Those crimes are equal to those of Daesh.
From looking at maps and gathering information from Syrians, the Sunni Muslim rebels (Arab, Turkmen, Kurd) have been fighting a largely defensive war. Considering that the vast majority of refugees and war victims have been Sunni as well. You can make your own analysis.
Now, to get back on topic, our Pakistani and Afghan citizens are fighting under an Iranian proxy to brutalize Syrian civilians. Yes,
there are cases of rape, sex camps, torture, and blatant murder of civilians by these proxies. Much to the shame of Pakistanis and Afghans.
Are we surprised? We read about this in Iraq also. Iranian proxies did the same thing when they took Western Iraq's Sunni Arab cities like Fallujah. It is an organized genocide in the making, neither women, children, or elderly are spared.
This is why I applaud Turkish attacks on Liwa Zanabiyoun. I am glad action is being taken against them, while our government sits idle and worries about Iran's reaction.
Liwa Zanabiyoun should be declared a terrorist group ASAP. All people affiliated, recruiting for, or helping them need to be given the death penalty. We cannot afford this sectarian brainwashing of our citizens. It is a cancer for our society. Pro-Indian Iranian designs are well known. We should treat them as the enemy they are.
) the chance to take the mantle. I wish them good luck, they will need it.
