Druze is worried about staying behind in post -war Syria

When the gun started at her house in the suburbs of Damascus ashroters Sana, Lama al-Hasan grabbed her on the phone and closed her in her bathroom.

Within a few hours, she gathered from fear when the fighters dressed in a military -style form, and the desert camouflage wandered the streets of the neighborhood. The heavy machine gun was installed on a military vehicle under its balcony.

“Jihad against rubble” and “we’re going to kill you, rubble,” the men shouted.

She did not know who the men were – extremists, government security or someone else – but the message was clear: how rubble, she was not safe.

Rubble – a community with its own unique practice and beliefs, the faith of which began as a terrible Shiite Islam – has historically taken the unstable position in the political order of Syria.

Under the former President Bashar al-Assad, many rubble supported quiet loyalty to the state, hoping that alignment with him would protect them from the sectant bloodshed, which consumed other parts of Syria during a 13-year civil war.

Many rubble took to the streets during the uprising, especially in recent years. But, seeking to reflect himself as the protection of minorities of Syria from Islamist extremism, Assad avoided the use of iron against protesting rubble, which he did in other cities that rebelled against his rule.

They ruled their own police, which defended their territories from attacks by Muslim extremist groups, which considered heretics of rubble, while the pro -powers remained at rest.

But with the Assad, the rebels led by the Sunnis, who formed the Provisional Government, that the unspoken pact was stewed, and the rubble is now worried about the isolation and aimed at the post -war Syria.

Recent attacks on the rubble communities of Islamist militias, which are poorly related to the government in Damascus have caused an increasing distrust of the state.

It began in late April with audio leakage, allegedly presented a religious leader of Druze, who insulted Prophet Muhammad. Although the leader denied that his voice was, and the Syrian Ministry of Internal Affairs confirmed that the record was false, the damage was caused.

A student’s video at Homs University at Central Syria became viral, and he urged Muslims to avenge against the rubble immediately, causing Sectant’s violence in communities across the country.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, UK, said at least 137 people were 17 civilians, 89 rubble fighters and 32 security forces – In a few days of fighting in Sakhna’s AshrotersSouthern suburb of Damascus Yaroman and ambushed on the Suwida-Domask highway.

The Syrian government stated that the operations of the security forces in the Ashrops -Sana had been carried out to restore security and stability, and that it was in response to attacks on her staff, where 16 of them were killed.

Lama Zagereddin, a pharmacy student at the University of Damascus, was just a few weeks from completing the degree when violence reached its village. What began as a distant shelling turned into a direct attack – arrows, mortars and chaos that broke through its neighborhood.

Her uncle arrived on a small bus, urging women and children to run under the fire while the men remained behind, than not only light hands. “The attackers had heavy machine guns and mortars,” Lama reminded. “Our men had nothing to fit.”

The violence did not stop in her village. The university has cozy rooms, and students were beaten by chains.

In one case, the student was stabbed after he was just asked if he was rubble.

“They (Invigators) told us that we left our universities,” she said. “But how could I stay? I had five classes and one graduation project from my degree. Why would I give up on it if it wasn’t serious?”

Like many rubble, Lama’s fear is not only physical attacks – it’s what she sees as a condition that could not provide protection.

“The government says they were unsuccessful by law. But if they are held accountable?” she asked.

Her confidence was even more shaken by classmates who mocked her difficult position, including the one who responded with the laughter of Smayia as escape from her village.

“You never know how people really see you,” she said quietly. “I don’t know anyone anymore.”

Although no one is sure who the attackers promised their loyalty, one clear: many rubble is experiencing that Syria drifts to an intolerant order that dominates Sunnit, with a small place for religious minorities as themselves.

“We don’t feel safe with these people,” the BBC Hadi Abou Hassoun said.

He was one of the men of rubble of Swidda, who called for the defense of Ashroters Sanya on the day when Lama hid in her bathroom.

His convoy was ambushed by armed groups using mortars and drones. Hadi was shot in the back, punching the lungs and smashing a few ribs.

This is far from the inclusive Syria, which he meant by the new leadership.

“Their ideology is religious, not based on the law and the state. And if someone acts with religious or sectarian hatred, they do not represent us,” Hadi said.

“What represents us is a law and a state. The law is what protects everyone … I want a defense against the law.”

The Syrian government has repeatedly emphasized the sovereignty and unity of all Syrian territories and denominations of Syrian society, including rubble.

Although contractions and attacks have subsided since then, the belief in the government’s ability is protecting the minority.

During the fighting, Israel carried out air strikes around Ashroters Sana, saying that he was aimed at “operatives” who attacked the rubble to protect the minorities.

It also impressed the territory near the Syrian Presidential Palace, saying that “it would not allow the South of Damascus or threats to the rubble community.” Israel itself has a large number of rubble citizens in the country and lives in the Israeli Syrian Galan height.

Returning to Sakhna’s Ashroters, Lama Al -Khasani said the atmosphere had changed – it was “quieter but cautious.”

She sees the neighbors again, but she is delayed.

“The trust has been broken. The city now has people who did not belong to the war. It’s hard to find out who is anyone.”

The trust in the government remains thin.

“They say they are working on the protection of all the Syrians. But where are the real steps? Where’s justice?” Lama asked.

“I do not want to be called a minority. We are Syrians. All we ask is the same rights – and for those who attacked us is responsible.”