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Syrian rebel commander assures minorities of end to ‘era of sectarianism and tyranny’
An anti-government fighter gestures as he poses for a picture in the cockpit of a Syrian army jet after rebels took over a military airbase near the central city of Hama, on December 6, 2024. (OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Rebel military commander Hassan Abdel Ghani seeks to reassure Syria’s religious communities and minorities after Islamist-led fighters snatched key cities and swathes of territory from government control.
“Our securing of the villages and towns of our people in the newly liberated areas, especially those where different religious sects and minorities live, has become a reality… We ask that all sects be reassured and support the movements of the revolutionaries, for the era of sectarianism and tyranny has gone away forever,” Abdel Ghani says in a statement on Telegram.
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