Is it possible not to consider the Tahrir al-Sham group as terrorists?
Mehr News Agency, International Group: Following the events The rapid change in Syria, which has been accompanied by the change of the ruling regime in this country and the gaining power of a coalition of terrorist groups and opponents of Bashar Assad, has created many uncertainties about the future of this country.
The question that has been seriously raised these days is about the approach of the Alsham writing group, a group which has a long track record in committing terrorist acts. Events that cannot be easily erased from the minds of the public opinion of the region and especially the people of Syria with the passage of time.
A point that has been particularly noticeable these days, the effort of Abu Mohammad Al-Jolani, the leader of Al-Sham writing to present a peaceful image Amez and positive of himself and the flow under the command It is which, of course, is far from the past of this group.
Al-Jolani a few days ago during the arrival of his forces in the city Hamah, in a video message, stressed that the control of Hamah will be an operation with compassion and kindness and far from revenge. .
In announcing another position, the images of which were also published in the media, he was listening to the words of “Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani” was the prime minister of Iraq. After that, he started to speak and announce his position about the approach of Tahrir Al-Sham towards the developments in Iraq and stressed that this group does not have any aggressive approach towards Iraq. /p>
Some time later, the leader of Tahrir Alsham in a special conversation with the reporter C n n appeared on the monitor screen. During this conversation, he announced his interactive approach with the Islamic Republic of Iran and emphasized that he wants a proper relationship between Syria and its neighbors in the future.
But in this situation, many questions have been raised, whether a terrorist group with a record of actions in recent years can take control of Syria? Can this group be and based on its history and the actions it has taken? Didn’t he know it as a terrorist? Can it be accepted that a terrorist group becomes an official government in a country by changing some of its approaches?
From al-Baghdadi’s representation to the formation of Tahrir al-Sham
Here, for a detailed assessment of this matter, we must address the leading character of Tahrir Alsham. Abu Mohammad Al-Jolani real name Ahmed Al-Shara was born in 1982 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is said that his nickname is derived from the name of his family, who were from the people of Golan, Syria.
Al-Jolani started his terrorist activities by joining Al-Qaeda in 2000. In 2003, after several years of activity, he joined a group called Seria Al-Mujahideen, which It was a branch of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group in Iraq.
Al-Jolani was arrested by the Americans in Iraq in 2006 and released in 2010. Azadi, after he joined the terrorist movements in Syria in 2011, speaks of the clear and sinister role of America in the developments of the region, especially against the axis of resistance.
Al-Jolani in 2011 as a representative of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, was active in Iraq and after that he formed the terrorist front Al-Nusra. In 2013, however, after breaking away from ISIS, he again pledged allegiance to the leader of Al-Qaeda.
In 2016, while announcing his acquittal of al-Qaeda, he created the Fatah group Al-Sham and After in 2017, it changed its name to Alsham. In the years leading up to the current developments in Syria, which were triggered by Ankara’s support, this terrorist group was in a ceasefire with Bashar al-Assad’s government with the mediation of Russia.
New field reality in Syria
With the rise of the terrorist group Tahrir Al-Sham in Syria in recent days and the fall of Damascus that day After the armed groups of the southern provinces of Syria (the Druze in Sweida and the Sunni tribes of Dara’a), the countries of the region have faced a new reality near their borders and.
With the arrival of Tahrir leader Al-Sham to Damascus, which means the formalization of Tahrir’s rule Al-Sham was over the affairs of the Syrian capital, in this new situation, any country that wants to have relations with Syria should interact with this group or groups. Obviously, in this situation, the use of words such as terrorist group to address these groups will destroy the openings of interaction with them.
The need to distance terrorists from their dark past
The writing group of Alsham with Sabaqa A that was mentioned, if he wants to form a government in Syria, he should distance himself from his dark past of committing terrorist acts. and implement a new approach practically.
In the current situation, this group is a group that claims to be present in the political future of Syria, and it is clear that if it wants to be accepted by the countries of the region and also To gain international legitimacy, one must respect the presence of all groups and minorities present in Syria, even the non-aligned currents, and involve them in the power process.
Of course, the trend of recent developments in Syria has also shown this very well that Tahrir Al-Sham Without the presence of other currents, it was not able to make changes, and accordingly, the future of Syria should also be in line with moving towards a coalition government with the presence of all important and influential Syrian currents.
Conclusion
It seems that in the current situation, the heads of Tahrir Alsham and especially Abu Mohammad Al-Jolani faced a very important and fateful dilemma end, this group can according to history Tarik himself will remain a mere terrorist group or by distancing himself from his past actions, based on the approach that has been observed in recent days and in the announcement interactions. They have also been observed with the issues of the region and other Syrian groups, to start moving towards the formation of a coalition government taking into account the interests of all groups. A path whose beginning, despite the fact that it has great importance, but maintaining it seems much more vital to guarantee the future of Syria.
