Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadi group, pledged that a new Syria under his leadership would be inclusive, respectful of minority groups, and non-interfering in Lebanon's affairs. He emphasized the importance of protecting all sects and respecting Lebanon's sovereignty, unity, independence, and security stability.
Syrian insurgent leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani when he was a high-ranking al-Qaeda member, on Sunday repeated his promise that the new Syria would be inclusive and respectful of minority groups.“We take pride in our culture, our religion and our Islam. Being part of the Islamic environment does not mean the exclusion of other sects. On the contrary, it is our duty to protect them,” Sharaa said.
Syria has been exerting “negative influence” over Lebanon throughout most of the fifty-year Assad dynasty, which ended on December 8 when Sharaa’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadi groupSyria has provided a pipeline for Iranian weapons to reach the Hezbollah terrorists of Lebanon, and the bloody chaos of the Syrian civil war that began in 2011several key figures in Lebanon over the years to preserve its malign influence, including Walid Jumblatt’s father Kamal, who wasHTS began as an offshoot of...
Walid Jumblatt, who led the first delegation of Lebanese politicians and religious leaders to meet with Syria’s new rulers, appeared willing to believe that Sharaa and HTS have turned over a new leaf, and relations between Syria and Lebanon might soon “return to normal.” “We salute the Syrian people for their great victories and we salute you for your battle that you waged to get rid of oppression and tyranny that lasted over 50 years,” Jumblatt
“We hope that Lebanese-Syrian relations will return through the embassies and that all of those who committed crimes against the Lebanese will be held accountable. We also hope that fair trials will be held for all those who committed crimes against the Syrian people,” he said.“We want a stable, secure, safe Syria that guarantees the rights of its people through a transitional process consistent with the aspirations of Syrian people,” said Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi.
SYRIA LEBANON HTS AL-SHARAA AMBASSADOR POLITICAL PLEDGES ISLAMIST GROUP MINORITY RIGHTS
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