Catalan

“A Síria, els membres de les forces de seguretat no tenien un carnet d’identificació normal, sinó militar. Per això, sense el nou carnet civil que reben per un període de tres mesos, no podrien moure’s pel país”, explica Muhsen AlMustafa, expert en seguretat del think tank sirià Omran Studies.

“Hi ha hagut oficials de l’exèrcit i líders de grups paramilitars que han rebutjat integrar-se i estan sent arrestats. Alguns fins i tot s’han resistit, i això ha portat a xocs violents”, comenta AlMustafa. “Jo crec que es tracta de casos de revenja personal, no crec que hi hagi una política concreta al darrere. Cal tenir present que durant la guerra es van cometre moltes massacres. El nou govern sap que la revenja contra els alauites només portaria a una nova guerra civil”, sosté AlMustafa.

English

Muhsen AlMustafa, security expert at the Syrian think tank Omran Studies, explained: “In Syria, members of the security forces did not have a normal civilian ID, but a military one. That is why, without the new civilian card they receive for a period of three months, they cannot move around the country.”

AlMustafa added: “There have been army officers and paramilitary group leaders who refused to integrate, and they are now being arrested. Some even resisted, which has led to violent clashes.” He further stated: “I believe these are cases of personal revenge, and I do not think there is a concrete policy behind them. It must be remembered that many massacres were committed during the war. The new government knows that revenge against the Alawites would only lead to another civil war.”