Nadene Goldfoot
The citizens of Syria were still not happy with a terrorist taking over the President's seat even though the President was a very bad egg. What appeared to take his place could be even worse!
Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, former terrorist leader Jolani, has announced a series of government changes, including replacing his brother as head of the presidential office, the state news agency SANA reports.
Al-Sharaa appointed former Homs Governor Abdul Rahman Badreddine al-Aama as secretary-general for the presidency. This appeared to be a response to accusations of nepotism, with the post previously held by al-Sharaa’s brother Maher.
Al-Sharaa inherited a country with little functioning state in December 2024 after decades of corrupt, authoritarian rule worsened by the 13-year war in Syria.
He has sought to build a government with figures known to him from the Syrian Salvation Government, which administered opposition Idlib province, in an effort to rebuild state structures and the economy.
Let's look at the new government authorities: According to the report, presidential decrees appointed Khaled Zaarour as information minister, replacing Hamza Mustafa, who was moved to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Bassel Sweidan (no show for pictures), who heads a committee tasked with reaching settlements with business tycoons linked to the Assad-era elite, as agriculture minister. : Basel al-Suwaidan is described as an agricultural engineer who has previously held administrative and investment positions in the agricultural sector.: He replaced former Minister Amjad Badr. He is also noted for heading a committee tasked with reaching settlement agreements with business tycoons linked to the previous administration.: This appointment is part of the first major cabinet reshuffle following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, amidst a restructuring of state institutions during the ongoing transitional period.
Now Sharaa's government is holding trials for Assad's people accusing Atef Najib, a security man who is a cousin of Assad, and protesters of 2011 uprising which set off a war. The 2011 Syrian uprising began in March as peaceful, pro-democracy protests inspired by the Arab Spring, with citizens demanding reform, an end to corruption, and the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad. The movement was driven by widespread popular discontent with the authoritarian Ba'athist regime, which responded with severe, lethal force, escalating the protests into an armed, years-long civil war. (thought-did the Ba'ahist regime back Jolani?)
Charges are against al-Assad and his brother, Maher. They are accused of killing, torture, exortion and drug trafficking. Really amazing, a man who has done all the crimes such as terrorist leader Jolani is accusing another !
Assad's family line: Bashar al-Assad (born 1965) is the former President of Syria (2000–2024), taking over after his father, Hafez al-Assad, established a dynastic dictatorship. A member of the Alawite minority, Assad is married to Asma al-Assad and has three children: Hafez, Zein, and Karim. He was deposed in December 2024 following 13 years of civil war, subsequently residing in Russia. Father: Hafez al-Assad, an air force officer who seized power in 1970 and ruled for 30 years. A living brother is Maher (an army commander) and sister Bushra. Hafez (named after his grandfather).Hafez al-Assad's paternal grandfather was Sulayman al-Wahhish. He was known for his strength and earned the nickname al-Wahhish (the wild beast), belonging to the Alawite community in the mountainous region of Qardaha. Qardaha is in Syria. It is a town located in northwestern Syria, situated in the mountains overlooking the coastal city of Latakia. (Evidently their naming process differs from ours or his father was not an Assad.) Sulayman al-Wahhish’s father was Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Wahhish. He was part of the Alawite Kalbiyya tribe living in the mountainous region of Qardaha, which was then part of the Latakia Sanjak in the Ottoman Empire.
The Kalbiyya are a major tribe (or tribal confederation) within the Alawite community of northwestern Syria, centered in the mountains around Qardaha. Historically part of four primary Alawite tribes, the Kalbiyya gained immense power as the tribal base of the Assad dynasty, ruling Syria from 1970 to 2024, and occupying key military and security positions.
The Kalbiyya tribe, a major subgroup of the Alawites, solidified its power in Syria by taking advantage of French colonial policies, heavily infiltrating the military, and forming the backbone of the Hafez al-Assad regime. Their ascension resulted from creating a “sectarian stronghold” within the state apparatus rather than through a traditional political party. French Mandate Policies (1920-1946): The French recruited heavily from minorities, including Alawites, into their armed forces to combat Sunni-dominated nationalist movements, allowing the Kalbiyya to gain vital military experience.
Alawites are a secretive, esoteric ethnoreligious minority primarily residing in Syria, following a distinct branch of Shia Islam founded in the 9th century. While representing 12-15% of Syria's population, they have held dominant political and military power, particularly under the Assad dynasty (1971–2024). They are known for syncretic beliefs, including the veneration of Ali ibn Abi Talib as a manifestation of the divine. Ali ibn Abi Talib was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from 656 CE until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Shia and Sunni Muslims share core beliefs in the Quran, Allah, and Prophet Muhammad, but they differ significantly in the role of religious leadership, the authority of the Prophet's family, and aspects of religious law. The core difference lies in the Shia belief in Imamate—divinely appointed, sinless leaders from Muhammad's family—compared to the Sunni focus on the Caliphate, where leadership is chosen by the community.
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