The mostly Christian town of al-Qaryatayn in central Syria’s Homs Province was recaptured over the weekend by Syrian Army forces. They’ve been finding bodies ever since, as ISIS apparently carried out a major purge before it fell.
ISIS tends to be tough on religious minorities, accusing them of being generally in league with the Assad government. Since the Assad government doesn’t openly persecute them, that usually ends up being the case.
When the Syrian Army started pushing ISIS out of Homs, it didn’t take long for ISIS forces to come up with a long list of names of suspected collaborators. At least 116 civilians were killed, with others estimating the figure as high as 128.
ISIS had only taken the town about three weeks ago, so it didn’t take them long to come up with such an extensive list. There are also reports of dozens of other locals “missing’ who may have been taken as hostages.
Where the American outrage ?
Wrong kind of Christians? Or the right kind of ISIS?
While this is nothing new, as even before ISIS showed up, the then gloryfied “rebels” did plenty of attricities against Christians, Shia and non-compliant Sunnis. Plenty. Much if it documented. In gory detail, pictures. If ever peace returns, and if Syria keeps its independence, such crimes must be exposed.
But what is DISTURBING in this article is the notion that Assad did not OPENLY persecute Christans! I am afraid that neocon propaganda and demonization of foreign targets is suceeding — and this is a proof if it. No matter how much we know or SHOULD know about life in Syria before neocon trashing of Assad — we just are incapable of escaping their fabric of lies. Their lies are peddled everywhere — from Universities to literary events, arts and entertainment, book publishing, etc. . In fact, if one is not virtue signalling —