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00:00:00Raqqa Governorate. Today we have a large number but we will bring them back
00:00:03to their work, with the exception of those who were
00:00:07already in their jobs.
00:00:10time ago, but there was no rush in So we might have more than 40,000 employees including those who
00:00:12were already in their jobs. We,
00:00:15at the Ministry of Administrative Development, under the guidance of the Minister and the brothers
00:00:19at the Ministry, have worked on a comprehensive plan to train these
00:00:22cadres, whether at the leadership level or at
00:00:25the executive level. We have comprehensive plans. We started
00:00:29to steadily return to integrating into about four months ago. We started implementing
00:00:32the training plans. By the way, the Directorate of Administrative Development is
00:00:35a newly established directorate in Raqqa, but
00:00:38during the four months that we started, we have made great progress.
00:00:43wonderful way, day and night. It has become one of We trained a very good number, I mean
00:00:45a large number compared to this short period. We tried
00:00:48to see, because during the last 15 years, Raqqa Governorate
00:00:52has not received any training. The cadres have not been developed, with the exception of
00:00:56those who lived outside the governorate. As for the reality of
00:01:00the employees in the governorate, we are trying, in cooperation with
00:01:04the brothers at the Ministry of Administrative Development and the brothers
00:01:07at the Governorate, to develop all these cadres
00:01:10through training plans, whether at the technical level,
00:01:13or at the strategic or operational
00:01:18trust begins with planning level, and even at is a leak at the leadership level. We have programs the borders. There are that we are working on
00:01:21to develop leaders in Raqqa Governorate.
00:01:24We also found a lot of support in this regard from the Governor,
00:01:27regarding the development of
00:01:30leaders in the Governorate at
00:01:33The stability of Syria today the first levels, who are the directors of directorates
00:01:34In and directors of institutions. There is also another aspect
00:01:36that we are doing as the Ministry of Administrative Development, and our role
00:01:40in it as the Directorate of Administrative Development in Raqqa,
00:01:42that this tactic of is that we are trying to conduct a simple evaluation of some
00:01:46Transitional justice is not government directorates in Raqqa in cooperation with the brothers in the Governorate
00:01:48has started to move from to develop operational plans that are in line with the current
00:01:51stage and keep pace with the development or let's say
00:01:54the rapid progress that we are working on in the Governorate, because it is not right
00:01:58for me to develop in the service aspect and have a delay in the human
00:02:02aspect. But thank God, during the past
00:02:05short period,
00:02:08a past that the law we have made great progress in this matter. Yes,
00:02:11Engineer Ali, if we conduct a new interview a year
00:02:15perhaps the opposite, so as not to overdo from now on this
00:02:18same program, what is the tangible achievement
00:02:22that you promise the people of Raqqa
00:02:25will have been completed during
00:02:29we will have some the coming period?
00:02:32Thank you very much, Mr. Muhammad, for this question that inspires
00:02:36before God. Now, my dear brother, let's go back to your question. optimism, and we are always optimistic, God willing. Raqqa
00:02:40is moving forward, God willing, with increasing and accelerating
00:02:44activity
00:02:47to keep pace with urban and service
00:02:50a dramatic work specialized in this development and a renaissance in building and recovery, God willing.
00:02:55of suffering in this Regarding the service aspects that
00:02:58were mentioned and previously discussed, the roads will be, God willing,
00:03:02in a better condition after a few months, meaning less than
00:03:06a year, God willing, the road network in
00:03:09Raqqa will be in a very
00:03:11good condition, and there will be some roads, we ask
00:03:15God Almighty for success, that some roads
00:03:19will be a model to be emulated at the level of other governorates,
00:03:22especially the current project that we are working on, the Southern Ring Road,
00:03:26which is between the two bridges.
00:03:30And the extension of the project to reach the Al-Mashlab
00:03:33checkpoint.
00:03:36lures young people, We will strive hard to ensure that the aspect of parks and green
00:03:39spaces in the city will also be rehabilitated in the coming
00:03:43months, God willing, before the end of the year that
00:03:46you mentioned, so that the gardens
00:03:50that we actually found to be deserted, unfortunately,
00:03:53not a garden except in name,
00:03:56we are working on rehabilitating them and
00:04:00putting all available resources
00:04:04to make them green again, God willing.
00:04:06trade that have been seized in Syria And regarding the sanitation aspect, which is
00:04:09a real suffering for the governorate, and it is the biggest problem
00:04:12of environmental pollution, God willing,
00:04:15we have also put plans, and we are still
00:04:18implementing
00:04:21governorates. So this some roads or some networks need to be replaced,
00:04:25and we will work on it with all sincerity. some need partial maintenance, some need new construction
00:04:28from scratch. Until we reach
00:04:31the stage of establishing some
00:04:35filtration or treatment or
00:04:37In Rwanda, which awoke from refining plants at the outlets of the Euphrates River.
00:04:40At that time, we will say that Raqqa has recovered significantly,
00:04:43God willing. We are committed to providing
00:04:46daily services in terms of cleanliness, and this is a very
00:04:50important matter. Regarding urban development, we are currently
00:04:54organizing the city, and
00:04:57you know that we signed a contract with a Turkish company
00:05:00in partnership with a Syrian company regarding
00:05:03an industrial and craft zone
00:05:07that will be established in the coming years, and within a year,
00:05:10God willing, a good stage will be completed.
00:05:13The establishment to move all
00:05:16the randomness regarding the scattered crafts
00:05:19here and there in the city's streets and in the city's areas
00:05:23to an organized, professional industrial and craft zone with decent
00:05:27services. The ambitions are many, yes,
00:05:31and the challenges are also many. We ask God to ease
00:05:34the difficulties and to enable us to perform our duty,
00:05:36and to continue the government's support
00:05:39for us. We need you asked Dr. Ammar about
00:05:43the government support. Government support, thank God,
00:05:46is available, and we need more due to
00:05:50the many challenges and needs. Yes.
00:05:53We thank you for these efforts, Engineer
00:05:56Ali Al-Hussein, Head of Raqqa City Council. Thank you very much.
00:06:00I return once again to Mr. Muharraf
00:06:03Al-Hussein. Mr. Muharraf, in many of
00:06:07the Syrian governorates, we notice that
00:06:10the people are carrying out campaigns, popular campaigns to rehabilitate
00:06:14certain places, to clean
00:06:18cities, and so on. From the media
00:06:21side, are there also awareness campaigns that you conduct
00:06:24in the Raqqa Media Directorate for the people of the city
00:06:28to do similar things to those
00:06:31campaigns?
00:06:34By God, Mr. Muhammad, of course, we have a special
00:06:37department in the production
00:06:39department,
00:06:42which is specialized in awareness.
00:06:46the previous period, we had a real
00:06:49problem, which is the issue of drowning in the Euphrates
00:06:52River. Of course, Raqqa Governorate recorded the highest
00:06:55number of drowning victims at the governorate
00:06:59level in Syria.
00:07:02So we had a real problem. This, you know,
00:07:06involves people's lives. So we carried out many
00:07:09programs to make people
00:07:13keep their children away, especially
00:07:16with the overflowing
00:07:20of the Euphrates River, which is currently
00:07:23flowing, meaning about 1200 cubic meters are currently
00:07:27overflowing the river. Cleanliness
00:07:31campaigns, honestly,
00:07:34we were planning for them.
00:07:37Perhaps
00:07:41cooperation with the Raqqa City Council, with Engineer
00:07:45Ali Al-Hussein, and also with
00:07:48some directorates, such as the Directorate of Endowments and the Directorate
00:07:51of Culture. God willing,
00:07:54we are striving for that, and we have a plan
00:07:58for there to be a program or
00:08:03field, especially the issue of cleanliness, meaning there is a lot
00:08:08regard.
00:08:10And God willing, soon we might
00:08:14see something good in this regard. Yes, thank you
00:08:18very much, Mr. Muharraf Al-Hussein, Director of the Media
00:08:21Directorate in Raqqa Governorate, and I also thank
00:08:24Mr. Ammar Al-Abdi, Director of Administrative Development
00:08:28in Raqqa Governorate. Thank you both very much.
00:08:41from luring youth into addiction
00:08:44to pushing them towards theft and crime. This is
00:08:48how the Homs Anti-Narcotics Directorate described
00:08:52the modus operandi of a network
00:08:54it said it had dismantled during a security operation that lasted
00:08:58for weeks. The operation resulted in the death of the network's leader
00:09:02and his assistant, and the arrest of nine
00:09:05people and the seizure of thousands of Captagon
00:09:09pills and quantities of hashish and
00:09:13in addition to weapons and stolen materials. In the
00:09:17confrontation, a member of the Special Task Force was martyred
00:09:21while performing his duty.
00:09:45Intensive security efforts to confront drug smuggling
00:09:48and promotion networks, as operations continue to target
00:09:51those involved in these activities to curb the spread
00:09:55of drug addiction and protect society from
00:09:58its repercussions.
00:10:02In the city of Homs, and as a continuation of the security operation that began
00:10:06two days ago, the Anti-Narcotics Branch, with the support of the Special
00:10:09Task Forces, managed to neutralize one of the most prominent
00:10:13leaders of drug smuggling and promotion networks, after
00:10:16security cordon was tightened around him and he was asked
00:10:20to surrender, but he refused to comply and started
00:10:24shooting. This necessitated dealing with him decisively to thwart
00:10:27his threat. During the clash, a member of the Special Task
00:10:31Forces was martyred while performing his duty in
00:10:34confronting drug trafficking
00:10:36networks.
00:10:40In Deir ez-Zor governorate, the Anti-Narcotics Branch
00:10:43carried out a swift security raid that resulted in the arrest
00:10:46of two wanted persons red-handed while they were
00:10:50promoting narcotic substances. Quantities of narcotic
00:10:53substances prepared for promotion were seized in their possession, including
00:10:57more than 28,000 narcotic pills,
00:11:00five slabs of hashish, and 90
00:11:04grams of crystal methamphetamine, in addition to
00:11:08a sensitive scale. The arrested persons, along with the seized items,
00:11:11were referred to the competent judiciary to take
00:11:14the necessary legal measures, in a clear message
00:11:18that demonstrates the state's firm will to eradicate
00:11:21smuggling and drug arms and to cut off
00:11:25all attempts to exploit Syrian territories in illicit
00:11:28cross-border activities.
00:11:30To talk about
00:11:34this qualitative security operation, we are joined
00:11:37by Mr. Basil
00:11:41Sanib, writer and security expert. He is with us from Berlin.
00:11:44Welcome, Mr. Basil. The report spoke about
00:11:48a security operation that lasted for several weeks and ended
00:11:51in an armed confrontation and the death of the network's
00:11:55leader, and the seizure of weapons, stolen
00:11:58materials, and narcotic substances. Your reading
00:12:01of the modus operandi of this network, and to what
00:12:04extent does it seem
00:12:07dangerous shift in the behavior of drug
00:12:10gangs
00:12:13trade to organized
00:12:15crime? Peace and blessings of Allah be upon
00:12:19you all. Allow me, before I answer
00:12:23your question, to start by extending our deepest
00:12:26condolences, our deepest condolences, to the family of the martyr Al-Mu'tasim
00:12:30Billah Dali, who was martyred while performing
00:12:34his duty with his comrades and colleagues in the Public
00:12:37Security Forces and in the Special Task Force while they were
00:12:40performing their duty to cleanse Syria from the filth
00:12:43and impurity of drug criminals and drug traffickers.
00:12:46Our condolences to his family in the region of Tembisi, in Homs in general
00:12:50and in Syria in general. We ask God Almighty to have mercy on him and forgive
00:12:54him and to accept him as a beautiful martyr. We consider him so, and God
00:12:57is his judge, and we do not praise anyone
00:13:01This criminal organization, this gang and criminal organization, is one of
00:13:04the most dangerous criminal organizations that have been
00:13:08seized in Syria, and that is for several reasons that I will explain
00:13:12to you. Firstly, this criminal organization
00:13:14extends its criminal activities outside
00:13:18Syria and inside Syria. This criminal
00:13:22organization was seized after the seizure of
00:13:25smugglers who were transporting drugs from Lebanon, as usual,
00:13:29from the militias of Hezbollah, the criminal, and others,
00:13:32and from the sectarian criminals in Lebanon to Syria. So
00:13:36it is bringing this poison into Syria. This criminal organization in Homs
00:13:40is bringing poison into Syria, and its criminal
00:13:43activities extend to distributing, promoting, and transporting drugs to the Jazira region, to
00:13:47Raqqa, and to Deir ez-Zor, and to the Syrian Jazira regions. So
00:13:50this is a dangerous criminal
00:13:54organization. Its other dangerous aspect is the multiplicity of its
00:13:57criminal activities. It
00:14:01students and citizens, into addiction, then it uses
00:14:04and recruits them for criminal activities. It engages
00:14:07in extortion, it smuggles weapons. Automatic rifles
00:14:10and explosives were seized in their possession.
00:14:13The other dangerous aspect of this criminal
00:14:17organization, which was eliminated by the grace of God and then by the efforts of the Anti-Narcotics
00:14:21Directorate, is its infiltration into the center of Homs city.
00:14:26The criminal organizations and places of distribution or transportation or drug
00:14:31are in the rural areas, in the outskirts. This criminal organization infiltrates the center of Homs city,
00:14:35which is in the center of Syria. It infiltrates between people's houses and between
00:14:38families, and its presence in Homs city, being in the center of Syria,
00:14:41means that it has routes and activities that extend to all
00:14:46organization was one of the most dangerous criminal organizations, and according to
00:14:50private information, since I am from Homs, I received information that this organization is not
00:14:53new, it has old activities from before the liberation. This
00:14:57is an old, deeply rooted gang in this area, and the persons
00:15:01who were arrested have old activities in the field of drug trade
00:15:04and crimes. Now, my vision regarding the Anti-Narcotics
00:15:08Directorate: the Anti-Narcotics Directorate, it is no secret to anyone that
00:15:12it is perhaps one of or perhaps the most active directorate in Syria.
00:15:15It has not tired or given up since the first day of liberation, day and night,
00:15:19and now in this particular operation, we notice the development
00:15:23of its tools and
00:15:37there was no rush despite the seizure and availability
00:15:40of information that had been obtained
00:15:44by the Anti-Narcotics Directorate some
00:15:47the operation. There was surveillance and monitoring
00:15:50and observation. Okay, okay, how much
00:15:53time do we need to cleanse the country from the legacy of the former
00:15:57regime?
00:16:00By God, my dear brother, whenever we apprehend a new gang, or drug dealers, or
00:16:03traffickers, or we discover
00:16:06the depth of the infiltration, unfortunately, of this scourge in Syria, in all cities, in
00:16:10all villages, in all rural areas.
00:16:13How much time will we need? I don't know, but the Anti-Narcotics
00:16:17Directorate is working in a
00:16:20the wonderful directorates at the global level in combating
00:16:23drugs. The quantities that have been seized in Syria of all types of drugs
00:16:26are unimaginable. Huge numbers have been
00:16:30seized over the past two years until now. What
00:16:34is the time we need? This depends on
00:16:37the extent of the spread of this phenomenon, the number of smugglers, the number of gangs
00:16:41present. It depends on other factors, such as border control, which we have
00:16:45and still emphasize again and again. Whenever
00:16:48we see manufactured drugs or raw materials in Syria, then there
00:16:55still some criminals who can still cross the borders,
00:16:58bring in raw materials, bring in narcotic substances, and take them out of
00:17:01Syria.
00:17:03Also, whenever we but have we not reached advanced stages in combating
00:17:07this dangerous scourge and those who promote
00:17:11it and those who trade in it?
00:17:14Of course, every arrest of a gang of the type I am talking about now,
00:17:18and before it, and so on, sends a serious message to
00:17:21other gangs that there is no longer
00:17:24a place in Syria. Neither the state nor the people, and this state is
00:17:28derived from the people, no longer accept the presence of this scourge
00:17:32among us, nor among our children, nor in our country, nor that
00:17:35we should be. We have made great progress in Syria, thank God.
00:17:38Syria has been mentioned in many international conferences
00:17:42and general security meetings, and some officials in countries around
00:17:45the world have mentioned its progress in combating drugs.
00:17:49We have talked about this a lot, and we are not exaggerating,
00:17:53the praise, so that no one thinks that we are praising them. In reality, they are doing
00:17:56a very good job. I told you that perhaps it is either
00:18:00the most active or one of the most active directorates that work in Syria day
00:18:03and night. Now its new tactics, its coordination
00:18:07with the special tasks,
00:18:09its carrying out of security work at the right moment after it has been added
00:18:13to carrying out preemptive actions.
00:18:16Our time is up. Thank you very much, Mr.
00:18:19Basil Al-Sanib, writer and security expert. You were
00:18:22with us from Berlin.
00:18:25Dear viewers, we have reached the end of this news hour. Thank you for
00:18:29your kind follow-up. May
00:18:30God protect you.
00:19:15arrest and lost about 15 people from
00:19:18my family. I am a daughter of a family completely annihilated.
00:19:21I wish
00:19:26God gives you patience
00:19:29and strength, and we are with you until you reach
00:19:32the truth.
00:19:40Your cause is not a secondary issue for us, nor is it a propaganda
00:19:44issue. This is a duty that we carry on our shoulders, God willing,
00:20:03Diplomatic
00:20:05presence in Syria
00:20:08is not just a protocol measure. Every
00:20:12new diplomatic representation
00:20:14means a new channel for communication and a wider
00:20:18space for dialogue and cooperation.
00:20:22Today, in Damascus, the accreditation
00:20:25ceremonies for ambassadors of Arab and foreign countries
00:20:27reflect the return of diplomatic
00:20:31presence to Syria.
00:20:34Syria is opening its doors
00:20:37to the world, and the world is expanding its presence in
00:20:41Damascus.
00:20:50The Syria that opens its doors today to receive
00:20:54the embassy of a friendly
00:20:54country
00:20:58is the same Syria that confined weapons under
00:21:02the umbrella of its legitimate institutions and regained
00:21:05its national
00:21:06territorial integrity a few days ago.
00:21:11And it emerged proudly from the blacklists that had its name
00:21:14on them for 47 years
00:21:19the global financial and aviation
00:21:22networks. This is the Syria that we are rebuilding today,
00:21:25open to its friends and present for its children.
00:22:16Hope is restored, not only for Syrians, but for the entire region.
00:22:23serves not only Syria, but the entire region, and it is a common
00:22:26interest for everyone. Syria now, as I mentioned
00:22:29to you, has great opportunities,
00:22:32and many have seized them, especially the Gulf countries. So
00:22:36investments started flowing into Syria successively.
00:22:39Our people in the Emirates are opportunists,
00:22:43so Dubai Ports hastened to invest in Tartus
00:22:47port.
00:23:31The calm may suggest that the war is over
00:23:34and that recovery from it today is limited to removing
00:23:38rubble and repaving roads.
00:23:40But the Syrian government
00:23:57announced from the first moment that
00:23:59the end of the real war
00:24:02and the solid building of state
00:24:05institutions begins with the application of transitional
00:24:09justice. Justice is a right guaranteed
00:24:12by the state, and today, as we take our steps
00:24:16towards building a new Syria, we affirm
00:24:19our commitment to the principle of transitional justice to ensure
00:24:22accountability for all who violated the law and committed crimes against
00:24:26the Syrian people. Based on the impossibility of
00:24:30a state building skyscrapers over mass graves or
00:24:33a financial system over looted rights,
00:24:36transitional justice in Syria transformed
00:24:40from a human rights slogan to an urgent necessity.
00:24:44Justice between the aspirations
00:24:47of victims and the requirements of the
00:24:53Millions of Syrians today await the time for accountability
00:24:57of those involved in violations and place great
00:25:01hopes on turning the page on the past as soon
00:25:04as possible.
00:25:07However, dozens of experiences throughout history prove that
00:25:11swift justice is fragile, and that
00:25:13paths formulated under the pressure of urgency
00:25:17can turn into a field for random
00:25:20revenge instead of applying
00:25:23the law.
00:25:27civil conflict in
00:25:291994,
00:25:32the miracle of accountability was not achieved immediately after the
00:25:35war ended, but rather the construction of the legal system
00:25:38and the establishment of the popular Gacaca courts
00:25:41took eight years of preparation
00:25:44and study before their activation in
00:25:472002. Those trials
00:25:51continued for 10 continuous years until
00:25:54their files were officially closed in
00:25:572012. Thus, the entire justice
00:26:00process, from the end of the conflict until the closing of the last
00:26:04cases, took 18 years, during which more
00:26:08than 1,200,000 defendants were tried
00:26:11without descending into chaos.
00:26:14Justice as a state
00:26:16path. In which
00:26:19room?
00:26:22The executive path of transitional justice began
00:26:25with the arrest of thousands of those involved in committing
00:26:28violations against the Syrian people through security
00:26:33operations that do not aim at revenge, but rather at
00:26:36ending the culture of impunity under the umbrella
00:26:40of Syrian
00:26:41law.
00:26:48In a step to establish the path of transitional justice,
00:26:51the Syrian government formed the National Authority
00:26:55for Transitional Justice to be concerned with uncovering the truth
00:26:59of the violations that were caused by the former
00:27:02regime and holding those responsible accountable
00:27:05in coordination with the relevant authorities. And because the vision
00:27:09of the victims' families is the basis of the justice path, building
00:27:13bridges of communication with survivors and victims' families was
00:27:16the most delicate task, as restoring
00:27:21listening to their pain in preparation
00:27:23for closing the gaps that the former regime tried
00:27:27to leave open forever.
00:27:31The first trials
00:27:43of justice are the foundation of stability and reconstruction.
00:27:48measured only by the number
00:27:51of trials and sentences issued, for accountability
00:27:54reveals the truth, and acknowledging harm restores
00:27:58trust. And between these combined
00:28:01paths, justice, as a long
00:28:04building process, has the ultimate goal
00:28:07of making violations
00:28:10does not allow to be repeated.
00:28:50Reading maritime
00:28:51charts.
00:28:56Ship handling.
00:28:56Maritime
00:29:00safety training.
00:29:08Syrian Maritime Academy
00:29:11Field training creates competencies.
00:29:56President Ahmed Al-Shara discusses with ministers and officials the launch
00:30:00of projects and an exhibition city in
00:30:02Aleppo.
00:30:08Raqqa Governor confirms work on addressing a number of service
00:30:11and development files and maintaining
00:30:14133 destroyed bridges
00:30:16and expanding the industrial city in the governorate.
00:30:20Internal
00:30:24security dismantles a drug trafficking network and arrests
00:30:28nine of its members in Homs and arrests a general
00:30:32in Homs.