Forwarded from Syria Justice Archive
Hama & Homs Countryside | How Alawite and Shiite Villagers Were Killed, Displaced, and Replaced
Hundreds of families remain missing, their fates unknown.
According to local sources confirmed by Al Mayadeen, the deliberate and widespread dispalcement occured in the following areas:
1. Eastern Hama Countryside:
More than 20 Alawite-inhabited villages were forcibly emptied of their residents, who were barred from returning. These villages include:
Balil, Al-Zaghba, Al-Talisiyya, Ma'an, Al-Fan Al-Wastani, Al-Fan Al-Qibli, Abu Mansaf, Al-Mubtan, Mariod, Al-Tuba, Nawa, Halban, Al-Thawra, Sheikh Ali Kassoun, Taldahab, Sabaa, Al-Buwaydah, Al-Ruwaif, and Al-Shiha.
In many cases, families from Raqqa province were moved in to replace the original population.
2. Western Hama Countryside:
The villages of Al-Aziziyah and Arza saw complete displacement of their Alawite residents, who were replaced by families from the town of Khattab.
3. Northern Homs Countryside:
Residents of Tasnin and surrounding villages were forced to abandon their homes entirely.
4. Shiite Villages in Homs and Hama:
Sources confirm that eight Shiite villages in northern and eastern Homs, and two in Hama, were completely emptied. Most of the displaced residents have sought refuge in Lebanon’s Baalbek-Hermel region.
This is not just displacement, it is an orchestrated erasure of communities. The scars of these events remain open, and justice remains elusive.
Hundreds of families remain missing, their fates unknown.
According to local sources confirmed by Al Mayadeen, the deliberate and widespread dispalcement occured in the following areas:
1. Eastern Hama Countryside:
More than 20 Alawite-inhabited villages were forcibly emptied of their residents, who were barred from returning. These villages include:
Balil, Al-Zaghba, Al-Talisiyya, Ma'an, Al-Fan Al-Wastani, Al-Fan Al-Qibli, Abu Mansaf, Al-Mubtan, Mariod, Al-Tuba, Nawa, Halban, Al-Thawra, Sheikh Ali Kassoun, Taldahab, Sabaa, Al-Buwaydah, Al-Ruwaif, and Al-Shiha.
In many cases, families from Raqqa province were moved in to replace the original population.
2. Western Hama Countryside:
The villages of Al-Aziziyah and Arza saw complete displacement of their Alawite residents, who were replaced by families from the town of Khattab.
3. Northern Homs Countryside:
Residents of Tasnin and surrounding villages were forced to abandon their homes entirely.
4. Shiite Villages in Homs and Hama:
Sources confirm that eight Shiite villages in northern and eastern Homs, and two in Hama, were completely emptied. Most of the displaced residents have sought refuge in Lebanon’s Baalbek-Hermel region.
This is not just displacement, it is an orchestrated erasure of communities. The scars of these events remain open, and justice remains elusive.
Forwarded from Marx Engels Lenin Institute
The identity of opposites (it would be more correct, perhaps, to say their ‘unity’, – although the difference between the terms identity and unity is not particularly important here. In a certain sense both are correct) is the recognition (discovery) of the contradictory, mutually exclusive, opposite tendencies in all phenomena and processes of nature (including mind and society). The condition for the knowledge of all processes of the world in their ‘self-movement’, in their spontaneous development, in their real life, is the knowledge of them as a unity of opposites. Development is the ‘struggle’ of opposites.
Lenin - On the Question of Dialectics
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Douglas Murray on Seth Rogan has been mentioned a few times recently, mainly because of how ridiculous Murray made himself look and how he was essentially bested in a debate by two "comedians".
This is because these imperialist figures are so used to distorting the truth to fit whatever narrative that straight talking is alien and difficult for them.
I'm not Rogan's biggest fan, him and Dave Smith are wrong about many things especially Ukriane, but this is well worth a watch.
https://youtu.be/Ah6kirkSwTg?si=2-Q0uvTtfzA3QtFf
This is because these imperialist figures are so used to distorting the truth to fit whatever narrative that straight talking is alien and difficult for them.
I'm not Rogan's biggest fan, him and Dave Smith are wrong about many things especially Ukriane, but this is well worth a watch.
https://youtu.be/Ah6kirkSwTg?si=2-Q0uvTtfzA3QtFf
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Joe Rogan Experience #2303 - Dave Smith & Douglas Murray
Dave Smith is a stand-up comedian, libertarian political commentator, and podcaster. He's the host of the "Part of the Problem" podcast, as well as a co-host of the "Legion of Skanks” podcast.
https://www.comicdavesmith.com
Douglas Murray is a political…
https://www.comicdavesmith.com
Douglas Murray is a political…
This was an article I really enjoyed writing. A labour of love as it were. A positive story including the history of Liverpool.
Forwarded from Class Consciousness Project
Class Consciousness Project
Liverpool’s Forgotten Legacy: The Abdullah Quilliam Mosque
A few months ago, a tragic incident occurred in Southport where three children were killed, and a further eight were seriously injured by a deranged man. This heartbreaking event led to racially mo…
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Forwarded from The Communists
“Most aggressive, unhinged and blatant attempt to absolve Israel (on this occasion, of burning Palestinians in tents alive) of accountability I’ve seen probably ever ...” (London doctor)
The BBC sanitises the genocide. Therefore the BBC is complicit in the genocide. That’s why it’s essential to target the BBC and other monopoly capitalist media for their ‘journalism’ and ‘coverage’ - which is actually pro-genocide propaganda.
And that’s why the Metropolitan police, under pressure from the Labour government, wants to make it illegal to demonstrate – by claiming that the jewish community are not able to worship: “There is a [central] synagogue too near to the demonstrators” for them to express an anti-genocide opinion ...
What is not clearly explained is: why should jews, or any other group, feel ‘threatened’ by masses of British workers (many of them jews) speaking out against genocide?
The truth is that British capitalism feels threatened. The mobilised power of the British workers on our streets demonstrating against their political and financial power is the threat.
The capitalists fear the organised working class as the devil fears holy water. For their wealth and power depends upon us meekly accepting their tyrannical and dystopian global system of exploitation. Genocides and all.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jzgp947qdo
The BBC sanitises the genocide. Therefore the BBC is complicit in the genocide. That’s why it’s essential to target the BBC and other monopoly capitalist media for their ‘journalism’ and ‘coverage’ - which is actually pro-genocide propaganda.
And that’s why the Metropolitan police, under pressure from the Labour government, wants to make it illegal to demonstrate – by claiming that the jewish community are not able to worship: “There is a [central] synagogue too near to the demonstrators” for them to express an anti-genocide opinion ...
What is not clearly explained is: why should jews, or any other group, feel ‘threatened’ by masses of British workers (many of them jews) speaking out against genocide?
The truth is that British capitalism feels threatened. The mobilised power of the British workers on our streets demonstrating against their political and financial power is the threat.
The capitalists fear the organised working class as the devil fears holy water. For their wealth and power depends upon us meekly accepting their tyrannical and dystopian global system of exploitation. Genocides and all.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jzgp947qdo
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Forwarded from Ian Foster ☭
"It is not the Consciousness of men that determines their existence, but, on the contrary, their social existence determines their consciousness."
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
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Forwarded from The Communists
Article and video presentation by our party chair Ella Rule.
https://thecommunists.org/2025/03/01/news/history/sylvia-pankhurst-life-and-times/
Sylvia was a remarkable woman with a big heart, who devoted herself heart and soul, and at whatever cost, to the cause of the downtrodden and oppressed masses.
She recognised the working class as the ruling class of a future society, even if she did not understand the form that rule would take in its early days or the compromises that might need to be made in a country where the working class was only the minority of the population.
She was fearless, she was a great orator and she was a great organiser. She espoused every progressive cause with enthusiasm and flair.
But what her example teaches us is that to serve the working class properly what is needed is not only courage, dedication, self-sacrifice and deep love of the people, but also the scientific understanding that comes from a deep knowledge of Marxism.
https://thecommunists.org/2025/03/01/news/history/sylvia-pankhurst-life-and-times/
The Communists
The life and times of Sylvia Pankhurst
A remarkable woman with a big heart, who devoted herself heart and soul to the cause of the downtrodden and oppressed masses.
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Forwarded from The Communists
As we in the CPGB-ML prepare for our 10th congress, its worth reflecting on this parody: https://twittervx.com/cpgbml/status/1912074289588609422?s=46&t=iD3FBaN1UJqT282ONPcRfw
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beautiful post from Ben and Nelson, the principal handlers of Trotskyite-Ted-Grantist “Revolutionary communist” party! @revcommunists
In this tiny clip we are told that that the “RCP” is “a revolutionary party” based on “Marxism”. They are primarily about…
In this tiny clip we are told that that the “RCP” is “a revolutionary party” based on “Marxism”. They are primarily about…
Forwarded from Beorn and The Shieldmaiden
On April 5, 1942, Krasnaya Zvezda published Ilya Ehrenburg’s article “They Will Not Live.” He wrote:
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Illustration: A poster by L.Golovanov, 1941. The verse translates as follows: "For the honour of your wife, for the life of your children, for the happiness of your motherland, for our fields and meadows — Kill the usurping enemy!"
#Victory80 #WeRemember #Ehrenburg
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"The diary of Hans Heil reflects the history of the German army. The reader will easily guess that Hans Heil is a corporal. Let us clarify that he is a corporal of the 25th engineer battalion. Where and when he was born is unknown to us, but he died on February 12 of this year on the Bryansk front. Hans Heil began the campaign exceptionally cheerfully. On June 21, he noted in a businesslike manner:
"Yesterday we got pretty drunk. Today, at 3:15 a.m., military actions began."
He believes that his tank group will immediately proceed to the Black Sea, and writes:
"It's going to be a beautiful journey."
Someone advised the corporal to study Russian, he was even given a pocket dictionary; but he indignantly notes:
"It's almost impossible to learn Russian - you'll break your tongue in the process."
The corporal prefers to break other people's heads <…>
And here is the last entry - in February:
"Nothing to eat. No mail. Snow. No peace during the day. And at night, alarm and more alarm. No peace, no sleep. Almost everyone from our 4th company has been killed or wounded. We are finished, completely finished."
Who in the world would pity such a Hans? Who would not remember July, when he boasted, "We cut off chins, we gouge out eyes"? This is not an adversary, not a man of another language, this is a greedy and insignificant predator. In July he was terrible. By February he had become disgusting. His diary will not be published in Germany, and Hitler's "spring soldiers" will not know the fate of their predecessors."
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Illustration: A poster by L.Golovanov, 1941. The verse translates as follows: "For the honour of your wife, for the life of your children, for the happiness of your motherland, for our fields and meadows — Kill the usurping enemy!"
#Victory80 #WeRemember #Ehrenburg
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