State of the Union: Mass violence erupted Thursday and continued into the weekend.
By Andrew DAY
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Syrian security forces are slaughtering Alawites, an ethnic minority, according to human rights monitors. The death toll is rising, with the Associated Press reporting early Saturday evening that more than 1,000 had died, including 745 civilians, 148 Alawite militants, and 125 government security forces.
The violence erupted Thursday, when apparent loyalists of Bashar al-Assad, the ousted Syrian leader, attacked a checkpoint in northwestern Syria run by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a rebel group that spearheaded an uprising in December and has sought to consolidate rule over the country.
Gabbard has been accused of being an Assad apologist. In a famous 2019 exchange on Joe Rogan’s podcast, commentator Bari Weiss called Gabbard an “Assad toady,” though she admitted not knowing the word’s meaning.
During the rebel uprising in December, then-President-elect Donald Trump shared his views on the development in a post on Truth Social. “THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT. LET IT PLAY OUT. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!” Trump wrote.
Original article: The American Conservative
