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[00:00:03] Yes, a final question, Dr. Mahmoud. Does the handover of these
[00:00:06] points raise perhaps in the future or after
[00:00:09] a short period the level of diplomatic representation between Syria
[00:00:12] and Russia?
[00:00:16] Mr. Mahmoud, with us in this Yes, I think in this particular diplomatic direction,
[00:00:19] and there might be commercial and tourism cooperation, by the way.
[00:00:22] There are efforts being made and I believe that
[00:00:26] the Syrians are trying to arrange
[00:00:29] things. The Syrian embassy in Moscow, and by
[00:00:33] the end of the year, we might hear about the appointment of a new diplomatic
[00:00:36] body in the embassy. Also, we must mention that
[00:00:39] weeks ago,
[00:00:41] companies to invest in
[00:00:42] for the bombardment of targets by Syrian Airlines resumed its air flights once a week from
[00:00:46] Damascus to Moscow, meaning there is a desire
[00:00:50] for cooperation, at least commercial,
[00:00:52] civilian, tourist,
[00:00:54] and diplomatic.
[00:00:57] But, there are
[00:01:00] major strategic issues pending between
[00:01:04] the two parties, there's no room to discuss them now, but
[00:01:07] things are not going completely smoothly. There are
[00:01:11] obstacles and international pressures,
[00:01:15] and there is also something related to the past,
[00:01:18] meaning the presence of Bashar al-Assad in Russia and thousands
[00:01:21] of officers of the former regime army
[00:01:24] and intelligence
[00:01:27] Daraa or two criminals in in Moscow, and this also constitutes
[00:01:30] a major point of contention
[00:01:32] between the two parties, and in addition, of course,
[00:01:35] to
[00:01:38] priorities in military bases. I believe
[00:01:39] who participated in that until the bases are gone, other relations will begin,
[00:01:42] and by the way, there are dozens of agreements between Moscow
[00:01:46] and Damascus from the days of the former regime, but weren't they
[00:01:50] invalidated by the fall of the former regime?
[00:01:52] All of them were frozen,
[00:01:55] they were completely frozen. There is
[00:01:58] only the memorandum of understanding that was signed
[00:02:02] last month. The rest of them were all agreed upon
[00:02:05] by the two parties during the visit of the Foreign Minister to Moscow, and I was
[00:02:09] in Moscow and I know that they agreed
[00:02:12] to review all the agreements,
[00:02:15] to revise them, meaning no agreement is
[00:02:18] valid except after review, and therefore all
[00:02:21] agreements are now frozen except for the last memorandum
[00:02:25] of understanding. Yes, Dr. Mahmoud
[00:02:27] such thing as coincidence in Al-Hamza, the political analyst, The stability of Syria today not and will and professionalism in you were with us from Doha. Thank you very much.
[00:02:31] Mr. Mohammed, we will also continue in the second
[00:02:34] part of this episode. Alright, let's
[00:02:49] through which they can apprehend villages against
[00:02:52] Welcome back, viewers, to our second topic, where the internal security forces
[00:02:55] in Tartous Governorate, in cooperation with the Anti-Terrorism
[00:02:59] Department, arrested five senior
[00:03:02] officers and leaders of the Air Force in
[00:03:05] to keep this fleeing man on the former regime who participated in put in planning, managing,
[00:03:08] and carrying out
[00:03:11] of honorable aerial bombardment operations that resulted in widespread human casualties
[00:03:14] dozens of meetings at do to activists in and extensive damage. More details in this report.
[00:03:18] No escape for criminals from accountability, and anyone whose
[00:03:21] responsibility is proven will be held accountable according to
[00:03:23] the law. For many long years, aerial bombardment was one of
[00:03:27] the most destructive aspects of the war on Syrians. Today,
[00:03:31] the names of those who managed that weapon return to the forefront,
[00:03:34] but this time through the gate of justice. 15
[00:03:38] officers in the Air Force of the former regime
[00:03:41] were arrested by the internal security forces during September
[00:03:44] issue since 2011, in an operation that covered several governorates
[00:03:47] and focused on military figures who held
[00:03:50] various positions within the aerial bombardment system. In
[00:03:54] Tartous, the internal security forces,
[00:03:56] the ones who want to remove this in cooperation with the Anti-Terrorism Department, arrested
[00:03:58] five senior officers and leaders of the
[00:04:02] Air Force in the former regime who participated in planning, managing,
[00:04:05] and carrying out aerial bombardment operations that resulted in
[00:04:09] widespread human casualties and the destruction of residential
[00:04:12] areas. The head of internal security in Tartous, Colonel Abdul Aal Mohammad Abdul
[00:04:16] Aal, confirmed that the arrests included pilots, field
[00:04:20] place to preserve leaders, and officers in operations rooms, namely Major General
[00:04:23] Mohammad Fajer Ali, Brigadier General Pilot Abdullah Ali
[00:04:27] Maala, Colonel Pilot Nidal Hussein Saleh,
[00:04:31] Colonel Mohammad Ali Salim, and Lieutenant Colonel Pilot Talib Abdul
[00:04:34] Karim Hassan, noting that investigations are ongoing with
[00:04:39] in later periods and to operations that occur on the detainees to determine their criminal responsibilities for the raids and violations
[00:04:43] attributed to them, in preparation for referring them to the competent court
[00:04:48] officers, especially in according to legal procedures. The Ministry Hama Governorate. This of Interior continues its efforts to pursue officials
[00:04:52] of the former regime and its militias involved
[00:04:55] in committing crimes and violations against the Syrian
[00:04:58] people. On September 10th, it arrested nine
[00:05:01] pilots in Latakia and another pilot in
[00:05:04] Aleppo on the 5th of the same month, based on the principle of
[00:05:08] no impunity and achieving
[00:05:11] transitional justice and ensuring the rights of victims
[00:05:14] and their families.
[00:05:18] And to talk more about this topic, viewers, we are joined
[00:05:21] from Berlin by Major General Mohammad or Mahmoud
[00:05:25] al-Saud, the security expert. Welcome,
[00:05:28] file, and we also have from the first topic, Mr.
[00:05:32] Mohammad Nasser al-Baqai, the military expert. I'll start
[00:05:35] with you again, Mr. Mohammad Nasser. Militarily, how can
[00:05:39] this operation be assessed,
[00:05:42] the arrest of a new group of
[00:05:46] elements or officers of the former
[00:05:48] regime who participated in aerial bombardment
[00:05:52] operations and planning
[00:05:55] aircraft on Syrian civilians? Madam,
[00:05:58] we noticed from the beginning of the liberation that the Syrian state,
[00:06:02] through its president, His Excellency the President of the Sharia Court,
[00:06:05] told all former Syrian army personnel, "Go, you are
[00:06:08] free." The Ministry of Defense
[00:06:11] and the Ministry of Interior,
[00:06:15] after a security review, meaning "Go, you are free,"
[00:06:19] this is what I wanted to add. The Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defense
[00:06:22] took the addresses of those officers who made settlements and were not
[00:06:26] given full immunity. I mean, if you have
[00:06:29] a settlement, if there's nothing on you, colloquially, no one will come
[00:06:33] for you. But if it's proven that you have a confession or it's proven that you
[00:06:37] committed a crime here or a murder here or a murder, you will be summoned.
[00:06:40] Therefore, the Ministry of Interior
[00:06:44] and Defense created a database of information. This
[00:06:47] database included all the officers
[00:06:52] the former Syrian Arab Army. From here, the process of screening
[00:06:55] and investigation began, which was carried
[00:06:58] out by the intelligence agency. I mean, Officer
[00:07:01] So-and-so was an officer in place So-and-so. This place participated
[00:07:05] in bombing, killing, or creating mass graves. A number of
[00:07:08] former officers are summoned and interrogated,
[00:07:11] and consequently, the chain of events began to unfold,
[00:07:15] and confessions began to follow one after another,
[00:07:18] and these criminal names
[00:07:22] began to fall one after another, and the five
[00:07:25] officers who were recently arrested
[00:07:29] are four pilot officers and the first officer
[00:07:33] was the commander of the 74th Air Defense Regiment, Major General
[00:07:36] Mohammad Fajer Ali. This was next to
[00:07:40] the Air Defense College in his residence. He was not a pilot officer. When
[00:07:44] he was arrested in the operations
[00:07:47] he was carrying out, he was in the Homs operations room,
[00:07:51] participating in drawing up plans for bombing, killing,
[00:07:55] and besieging the rebellious
[00:07:58] the regime at that time. This means he is from the class that
[00:08:01] is considered advanced in the military college. All those
[00:08:04] officers, what does
[00:08:08] this mean for the Syrian state or for the ordinary
[00:08:11] citizen? There were many officers in the army whom the Syrian
[00:08:14] state did not request and were not
[00:08:16] prison. This means that there is real
[00:08:20] transitional justice. Why did they take so-and-so and not
[00:08:23] so-and-so? What does this
[00:08:27] the West? It debunks the theory, it debunks
[00:08:30] for them the theory that the Syrian state is arresting a certain
[00:08:33] group or a certain sect based on sectarian affiliation or
[00:08:37] background. So, transitional justice will include
[00:08:41] everyone. Whoever's hands are stained with the blood of the Syrian people
[00:08:44] will be brought for investigation, and as they say
[00:08:48] colloquially, he will face justice. Whoever did not
[00:08:51] participate will not be touched by anyone. Yes, okay.
[00:08:54] Major General Mahmoud, in your opinion, the timing of this operation
[00:08:58] and even the coordination, how can
[00:09:01] that be read from a theoretical perspective in this
[00:09:04] context?
[00:09:07] Welcome. Thank you for your guest and the esteemed
[00:09:11] viewers.
[00:09:14] Of course, first of all, let's pray for the souls of
[00:09:17] the martyrs of the internal security forces who
[00:09:20] fell in a treacherous and cowardly
[00:09:23] attack. And our prayers
[00:09:26] for the injured for a speedy recovery and condolences
[00:09:29] to their families.
[00:09:33] Of course, from what emerged from
[00:09:37] the investigations and from the military records, as you mentioned,
[00:09:41] there are military records classifying
[00:09:44] the officers who participated
[00:09:47] one day during the revolution
[00:09:50] in bombing and killing
[00:09:53] and in destruction
[00:09:57] of homes or civilian
[00:10:00] infrastructure. So, among these
[00:10:02] investigations, the five officers
[00:10:06] who were arrested accordingly, and there was
[00:10:09] a previous operation a few days ago in Latakia that also resulted
[00:10:13] in the arrest of nine officers.
[00:10:17] This is a series of operations carried out by the
[00:10:20] security authorities in cooperation with the Anti-Terrorism
[00:10:23] Department. It is also preceded by
[00:10:27] highly precise and rapid
[00:10:30] logistical intelligence work that allows for professional
[00:10:33] execution without disruption
[00:10:36] or confusion in the
[00:10:39] surrounding area of these arrested
[00:10:43] officers or detainees. And of course, now
[00:10:46] investigations are underway against them
[00:10:50] to refer them if their participation
[00:10:53] in bombing and displacement
[00:10:56] and killing
[00:10:57] and destruction
[00:11:01] of homes over people's heads
[00:11:04] is proven. If these procedures are confirmed,
[00:11:08] they will be referred for investigation, and then from investigation to the judiciary
[00:11:11] to receive their due punishment according to legal principles
[00:11:15] and law. Yes, okay, Mr.
[00:11:19] Mohammad, in your opinion, why did these people hide all this
[00:11:22] time? As you mentioned at the beginning, they had given their addresses
[00:11:26] and signed settlements indicating that they were
[00:11:29] not wanted, and now they have been arrested, and most likely not at the addresses they
[00:11:33] provided. How were they able to hide for so long,
[00:11:36] and do you think they knew they would reach this point? Of course, now,
[00:11:40] Ms. Rama, the Syrian state has many, many
[00:11:43] concerns and problems. I mean, the problems of the Syrian state
[00:11:47] are not limited to arresting four people in Tartous or four terrorists in
[00:11:52] Latakia. They might have thought they could
[00:11:56] escape like others who escaped outside Syria to
[00:11:59] Lebanon, outside Lebanon. We know
[00:12:02] that many of them fled to Lebanon, Russia,
[00:12:06] and Iran. Perhaps these people were not lucky enough to
[00:12:09] escape, so they remained waiting for an opportunity
[00:12:12] to escape anyway. I, as a former
[00:12:15] officer and a detainee in intelligence branches, I was detained for four years in intelligence
[00:12:18] branches and I was one of the first revolutionary activists in
[00:12:22] 2011. I want to state something very
[00:12:25] precisely, hoping that the security agencies, and I know
[00:12:29] they know more than I do,
[00:12:32] most officers and I
[00:12:35] lived through them and saw them in the air force intelligence,
[00:12:38] political intelligence, state security, military security, the Fourth
[00:12:41] Division, the Republican Guard, most of the officers
[00:12:44] who served in these units participated in
[00:12:47] killing the Syrian people, some to varying degrees,
[00:12:50] and I believe that security knows that. There are, of course, other
[00:12:54] sectors, the Third Division, the Seventh Division, the Ninth Division
[00:12:58] contributed to killing the Syrian people in destroying villages in Daraa, in
[00:13:01] Sahnaaya, in
[00:13:05] They contributed, to varying degrees, but those
[00:13:08] branches that were in Damascus here and had
[00:13:12] branches in all governorates were the fundamental
[00:13:14] pillar, perhaps believing that they
[00:13:18] would establish the rule of the fleeing Assad, and before him, his deceased
[00:13:21] father, in order to lead us to a destroyed
[00:13:25] Syria, either for a livelihood or
[00:13:30] the throne. But their hopes were dashed by the Syrian
[00:13:34] people's revolution and the presence Syrians,
[00:13:37] struggling like President Sharia and Al-Shaibani
[00:13:41] and thousands of fighters who entered
[00:13:44] Damascus, into liberated Syria. This is what
[00:13:48] I wanted to say. And those who fought for 14 years,
[00:13:51] of course, there are many Syrians who fought. I mean, when
[00:13:55] we used to register in intelligence branches,
[00:13:57] I mean, excuse me, inside the network,
[00:14:01] we were of a certain class, and outside the network,
[00:14:05] it was a different class. They differentiated this
[00:14:09] and now every Syrian knows who his
[00:14:13] enemy is, and the other side knows who its
[00:14:16] rival is. We are its rivals,
[00:14:21] fool from the throne so that Syria returns
[00:14:25] to all its children without discrimination between one sect or another.
[00:14:28] Yes, okay. Major General, I mean, if we return
[00:14:32] to the topic of
[00:14:35] these arrests or detentions, do
[00:14:38] things only stop at the issue
[00:14:41] of interrogating former officers
[00:14:45] and gathering information from them, or does it require more
[00:14:49] than that, security monitoring, follow-up, intelligence
[00:14:51] work, also in addition to that, can we link
[00:14:55] these officers not only to previous events
[00:14:58] before the fall of the former regime, but also to what happened
[00:15:04] the ground from time
[00:15:05] to time?
[00:15:09] Of course, let me explain to
[00:15:13] you the issue of
[00:15:16] transitional justice. Yes, transitional justice
[00:15:20] is not just a judicial institution,
[00:15:23] it's not just a legal platform, but it requires
[00:15:26] intelligence, it requires
[00:15:30] security authorities, it requires follow-up, it requires investigation,
[00:15:33] it requires referral procedures and so on. That is,
[00:15:38] a complete series of procedures, whether they are security
[00:15:42] procedures or judicial procedures or even legislation.
[00:15:45] So, no one will escape
[00:15:49] punishment if it is proven that
[00:15:52] he committed war crimes or
[00:15:56] crimes against humanity or contributed
[00:15:58] to killing
[00:16:01] and destroying homes
[00:16:04] and displacing civilians. This is one. Two,
[00:16:08] we must know that we are dealing with
[00:16:11] chronic criminals, not
[00:16:14] a criminal who planned a murder or
[00:16:17] a theft. And now
[00:16:20] terrified, trying
[00:16:22] to strike.
[00:16:26] The majority of them are currently thinking
[00:16:30] that they can return and feed on the blood of the people. They are
[00:16:33] trying, they are hoping, they are
[00:16:35] anticipating. These are not normal
[00:16:39] criminals. One, two, or three,
[00:16:43] the intelligence apparatus in Syria is not small and not
[00:16:47] weak. It tracks, it has
[00:16:51] records, it has lists of officers and individuals,
[00:16:54] lists of
[00:16:57] pilots, it has lists of those who defected,
[00:17:01] lists
[00:17:04] of, as they say colloquially, "Shabiha" (thugs).
[00:17:07] It has lists and rules, and there are
[00:17:10] priorities, as my esteemed
[00:17:12] guest said, there are
[00:17:15] dealing with these criminals. They are
[00:17:19] not out of mind, nor out of sight, nor
[00:17:22] out of consideration, but rather each one's
[00:17:25] turn comes at its time. There are
[00:17:28] priorities that the security authorities in Syria
[00:17:32] undertake. There is this, there is that, which is most
[00:17:35] important. Therefore, the security authority is always not an ideal
[00:17:39] authority, but a realistic authority.
[00:17:42] It strives for idealism through intelligence.
[00:17:46] The intelligence apparatus, the more competent the intelligence apparatus
[00:17:49] is, the more vigilant the eyes of the security
[00:17:52] authorities are, and the mind
[00:17:56] is open, and so is the desire
[00:18:01] work, because there is no
[00:18:04] technical work, especially in Syria, there is no such thing
[00:18:08] as coincidence. What the security authorities are doing now in cooperation with the
[00:18:12] anti-terrorism unit and intelligence agencies is not
[00:18:15] accidental, but rather a series of continuous , precise,
[00:18:19] professional operations with a scientific
[00:18:23] academic approach
[00:18:26] individuals who are involved or
[00:18:29] have been involved first and foremost in the building of the Syrian
[00:18:33] people. There is no escape or
[00:18:36] refuge. They committed crimes against
[00:18:39] the Syrian people. Yes, the Minister of Transitional Justice
[00:18:43] clarifies this matter completely. Okay, Mr.
[00:18:47] Mohammed, regarding the issue of investigations,
[00:18:50] verification, and security and intelligence follow-ups, I quote
[00:18:54] verbatim the statement by the Syrian News
[00:18:58] Agency SANA that the seized military records, such as
[00:19:01] flight logs and coordinate
[00:19:04] maps, contributed to proving the charges against these
[00:19:07] individuals, as you mentioned at the beginning, that there is always evidence that these individuals
[00:19:11] who were found at this point have been
[00:19:15] linked to massacres and operations,
[00:19:18] perhaps even genocide, against the Syrian people. Well, if we
[00:19:22] also talk about the mechanism of accessing these
[00:19:25] records and linking them to these individuals, to what extent
[00:19:29] can the huge amount of data held by the state
[00:19:32] be used to reach another number of
[00:19:36] these criminals? In any case, Madam Rama,
[00:19:39] on the day of liberation, there was a security
[00:19:43] unit that appeared to be planned and distributed
[00:19:46] from the beginning of the attack and the beginning
[00:19:49] of the liberation. Every
[00:19:52] company or group went to a specific
[00:19:57] the archives and documents. We know that many of the
[00:20:01] archives were stolen or burned or destroyed by an intentional act
[00:20:04] or on purpose. Criminal records, security
[00:20:08] and criminal matters, but
[00:20:12] by God's grace and God's will,
[00:20:15] those people escaped before they could burn those
[00:20:19] records. And as an officer, I know very well that in every unit,
[00:20:23] there is a record of the on-duty
[00:20:26] airports. I mean, every aircraft has a record of who
[00:20:29] went out on it, who bombed areas, the coordinates,
[00:20:33] all of this is recorded in the pilots'
[00:20:36] and aircrafts' records. I mean, those who used to go out to bomb
[00:20:40] villages and safe
[00:20:44] and secure cities, each of them boasted that he
[00:20:47] bombed such and such and destroyed such and such. And all of this
[00:20:51] was recorded in his military record. From
[00:20:54] here, the Syrian state obtained this archive
[00:20:58] and, of course, dozens, even hundreds, of Syrian
[00:21:01] security personnel who are mentioned, with their determination,
[00:21:04] followed up day and night to identify
[00:21:08] the names and cross-reference the names with each other. I mean,
[00:21:11] here, an officer was arrested who confessed about the officer at the specific
[00:21:14] airport. Both records were brought together, and there was a cross-referencing
[00:21:18] of information that led to
[00:21:25] of course, of course, of course, in any case,
[00:21:28] no one will escape, no one will escape punishment. Hopefully,
[00:21:32] God will grant them long lives so we can bring them
[00:21:35] one by one to prison, and I don't think anyone of them will escape.
[00:21:39] I have several options, either God takes his soul
[00:21:42] and he dies, or he escapes outside Syria, or he goes to
[00:21:46] prison. Yes, Mr. Mohammad Nasser Al-Baqai, military expert, my guest
[00:21:50] in the studio, thank you very much. Thanks are also extended to my
[00:21:52] guest in Berlin,
[00:21:55] Major General Mahmoud Al-Saud, security
[00:21:59] expert. Thank you very much. Our thanks are also extended
[00:22:02] to you, dear viewers, for watching us in this episode. We will meet you in future
[00:22:06] episodes. Goodbye.
[00:23:10] restore hope not only for Syrians but for the entire
[00:23:12] region.
[00:23:17] only serves Syria but also serves the entire region, and it is a shared
[00:23:21] interest for everyone. Syria now, as I mentioned
[00:23:23] to you, has great opportunities, and many
[00:23:27] have seized them, especially Gulf countries. Investments
[00:23:30] have started flowing into Syria successively.
[00:23:33] Our people in the UAE are opportunists,
[00:23:37] so Dubai Ports quickly invested in Tartous
[00:23:41] Port.
[00:23:44] And before an international scene awaiting the path of the new
[00:23:47] Syria, the Republic of Turkey was among
[00:23:50] the first countries to reopen
[00:23:54] its embassy in Damascus
[00:23:57] and opened its crossings and supply lines.
[00:24:01] Today, we are talking about
[00:24:04] presidential and ministerial levels and 40
[00:24:08] agreements and memoranda of understanding. Based on this
[00:24:11] solid foundation, our discussions today focused on activating
[00:24:15] the joint higher committee between
[00:24:17] our two countries, that Syria stands
[00:24:20] with its full sovereignty to chart its national paths with free will
[00:24:23] and chooses its partnerships and directs the compass of its investments
[00:24:27] and development based on its supreme interests.
[00:24:41] Diplomatic presence in
[00:24:43] Syria
[00:24:45] is not just a protocol procedure. Every
[00:24:49] representation
[00:24:51] means a new channel for communication and a wider
[00:24:55] space for dialogue and cooperation.
[00:24:59] Today, Damascus is witnessing the ceremonies
[00:25:02] of accrediting ambassadors for Arab and foreign
[00:25:04] countries in a scene that reflects the return
[00:25:08] of diplomatic presence to Syria.
[00:25:11] Syria opens its doors
[00:25:14] to the world, and the world expands its presence in
[00:25:18] Damascus.
[00:25:35] Today we are opening the Consular Services Office in
[00:25:38] office is the third office to be opened
[00:25:41] inside Syria this
[00:25:42] year.
[00:26:16] One of the first delegations to visit Damascus was the
[00:26:19] German delegation.
[00:26:26] We believe today that there is a great opportunity to develop
[00:26:30] this relationship between Syria
[00:26:32] and Germany.
[00:26:38] It is a very important opportunity to be exploited by German
[00:26:44] Syrian sectors.
[00:26:56] We have passed the stage of introduction and building trust, and now
[00:26:59] it is the right time to start working.
[00:27:32] And Air Defense, a shining and advanced
[00:27:36] model befitting this country and this blessed
[00:27:40] army. I swear by God Almighty, I swear by God
[00:27:43] Almighty, that I will defend
[00:27:46] my homeland, that I will defend my homeland.
[00:28:17] God willing, this festival will be an annual
[00:28:21] festival held every
[00:28:24] year in one of the landmarks of Aleppo city
[00:28:27] and its regions.
[00:28:43] Because the distance between the street and the decision-makers
[00:28:46] is a wall that hides the truth. We are here
[00:28:50] and
[00:28:53] everywhere, filled with questions
[00:28:56] and problems,
[00:29:01] to carry the voice
[00:29:02] of the people
[00:29:08] and search for a space for solutions with decision-makers.
[00:29:11] A link,
[00:29:17] we shorten the distance
[00:29:20] and bridge the gap
[00:29:22] because
[00:29:25] your voice is
[00:29:26] the compass.
[00:30:10] Hello, viewers. I am Hiba Al-Musalama. I greet you from here in
[00:30:13] Raqqa Governorate. This is a special interview with Abdul Rahman
[00:30:17] Salama, Governor of Raqqa,
[00:30:21] to ask him about the reality of the city
[00:30:25] socially and economically, and what
[00:30:29] the people of Raqqa want. Welcome, Governor, to the Al-Ikhbariya
[00:30:32] screen. Welcome, teacher. Thank you very much. Thank you for welcoming
[00:30:36] us. We start with you
[00:30:40] from the position of Secretary General of the Presidency
[00:30:43] of the Republic, then Deputy Governor of Aleppo,
[00:30:46] and now Governor
[00:30:49] of Raqqa. You took up this position, Governor,
[00:30:52] at a very sensitive time
[00:30:55] for Syria, especially Raqqa Governorate.
[00:30:59] محافظه.