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00:00:00The suffering of Syrians in Libya. This
00:00:03development is of exaggerated importance, meaning the opening of the embassy
00:00:07and also the opening of the consulate. This
00:00:09enhances the provision and facilitation of services to Syrian
00:00:14tightening the noose on citizens. Perhaps now, the desired steps in the coming period
00:00:18are to activate air lines more extensively.
00:00:21There are a limited number of
00:00:24Therefore, collecting information flights until now, of course, due to logistical conditions.
00:00:27Of course, there are no other obstacles or impediments.
00:00:30However,
00:00:33the Syrian side, in many cases, and we perceive it, and we have
00:00:36relationships with many friends here in Tripoli, for
00:00:40example, they are forced, for example, in many cases or
00:00:43times
00:00:46catastrophe. I mean, some have to Damascus and to Syria via
00:00:48Jordan. They go to Amman, and after that,
00:00:51they go, and as a result of the limited
00:00:54flights
00:00:57criminals. And I do not believe between Damascus and Tripoli, this matter
00:01:00will probably be activated in the coming period. There is a new
00:01:03airport being prepared for opening during these
00:01:07weeks in Tripoli, Tripoli International Airport, which was
00:01:10closed throughout the past years due
00:01:13to the conflict and war that took place in
00:01:16the area that this airport contains.
00:01:19The airport was completely destroyed in 2014. It was
00:01:22rebuilt during the past year and this year, and it will
00:01:27who worked in the Republican be opened during this period. Undoubtedly, the reopening of Tripoli
00:01:29International Airport
00:01:32and committed many violations will be a gateway for renewed communication and the revival of
00:01:36follow-ups and pursuits.
00:01:36I ask you, how do you view flights between many countries, including Syria, undoubtedly. Therefore, the return
00:01:40of the embassy to work
00:01:43whether terrorist or drug with a chargé d'affaires in Tripoli, and the arrest of organizations, and the return of the consulate to work in
00:01:47criminals, Benghazi, this is a high level of communication and a high level of activity
00:01:51is now that will undoubtedly continue and will be enhanced, as I told
00:01:54you, and will be greater
00:01:56these security operations, or significantly more
00:01:58role, military operations, and raids in effective if there is a serious comparison
00:02:01newly established, for unifying authority in Libya in its precise sense, not the concept
00:02:04of power-sharing that has been tried in many
00:02:06cases, but it leads Libya to a blocked path, either to a new
00:02:10armed conflict, God forbid, or to more division and fragmentation
00:02:15in all regions, than Libya is suffering from today. Yes, let me conclude with you, Mr. Muhammad Jalal. You touched upon
00:02:19security cooperation at the beginning of this visit. You mentioned that
00:02:23the head of the intelligence agency is also present during this visit. What is
00:02:27the status of security cooperation today between the two countries, meaning on a more
00:02:31that after two years of regular basis in the future? What is this position for Syria after
00:02:34joining the international coalition against terrorism, against ISIS? It
00:02:37formed a spearhead
00:02:40for fighting
00:02:42because there is no way, ISIS and fighting terrorism, and for
00:02:45the international coalition
00:02:46is one of the reasons that forced Therefore, cooperation with the Libyan side on security
00:02:50files is built upon this. There are
00:02:53always turbulent environments that provide safe havens
00:02:56for those fleeing
00:02:58agency, in conjunction with Syria or from different countries, and among
00:03:08some aspects between Libya and not the central government, but different
00:03:12governments on the periphery, as well as between them and the Syrian government previously.
00:03:16Therefore, there may be an escape
00:03:18for wanted Syrians to Libya and their presence in
00:03:22Benghazi, and I believe this is the main reason
00:03:25for Abdelkader Dahhan's presence. Therefore, there is
00:03:28a pursuit of justice abroad, as well as
00:03:32justice
00:03:35rebuilding the ability to live. and we will come to the second axis regarding the security
00:03:39and justice
00:04:09The second axis in
00:04:11and they fall into our security axis. The Internal Security Forces announced the arrest of former
00:04:15Brigadier General in the Republican Guard of the defunct regime, Marid
00:04:18Mohammed, known by the title "Guardian of
00:04:22cooperation in arresting these is a clear indication of the extent of the internal the Capital," due to his military role in the operations and military
00:04:25raids that several areas in the Damascus countryside
00:04:28witnessed. Let's follow.
00:04:30We return
00:04:33gradually. The criminals
00:04:35we talk about the process of searching fall into the hands of the security forces to be brought to
00:04:38the platform of justice, carrying their black record
00:04:43you asked it on the street in that the killing and extermination machine wrote during the era of
00:04:47of explosions of the defunct regime. After days of arresting the criminal Jamal
00:04:50Traboulsi, who is considered the right-hand man of the Banyas
00:04:53butcher, Ali Kayali, another criminal falls
00:04:57into the hands of justice, none other than the criminal
00:05:01Marid Muhammad, the Brigadier General in the defunct Republican Guard and close to
00:05:05the fugitive criminal Ghiath Dhulla. The importance of
00:05:08the event does not come from the arrest of the criminals of the
00:05:11defunct regime alone, as thousands of them have been arrested,
00:05:15but these two criminals
00:05:18are directly linked to the architects
00:05:21of the genocide against the Syrian people, and their arrest
00:05:24means the remaining
00:05:28fugitives, and the investigations contribute to uncovering
00:05:31many links of crime over a decade
00:05:34and a half, in addition to thwarting the plots
00:05:38concocted and still being concocted by the remaining
00:05:41remnants outside the grip of justice. The
00:05:44event also serves as an indicator of the readiness
00:05:47of the security forces and their ability to strike the criminals' dens
00:05:51and track down the wanted with high-sensitivity
00:05:54intelligence support that managed
00:05:57to apprehend thousands of wanted persons despite
00:06:01the proliferation of chaos branches and their receiving external support
00:06:05and their attempts to exploit the security transformations
00:06:08that Syria went through to implement sabotage and terrorism
00:06:12plots. The criminal Marid Muhammad was
00:06:16not the first and will not be the last in
00:06:19the series of security operations extending throughout
00:06:22the political geography and beyond,
00:06:26intelligence-wise and diplomatically,
00:06:29until the arrest of the last fugitive criminal,
00:06:32especially those at the top of the defunct
00:06:35destruction system.
00:06:39I will expand further on this file. I welcome my guest, writer and political
00:06:42analyst, Professor Mustafa Al-Naimi. Welcome, Professor Mustafa,
00:06:46to this axis in Syria Time. My greetings to you, Professor Abdul
00:06:49Razzaq, and to the dear viewers of Syrian News. Welcome.
00:06:52So, the former Brigadier General in the
00:06:55Republican Guard, Marid Muhammad,
00:06:58affiliated with the former defunct regime, known by the title "Guardian of the Capital,"
00:07:03in the net, arrested.
00:07:07This is also in connection with his military
00:07:10many Syrian cities, especially the capital and Damascus
00:07:14countryside. How do we interpret, in the first place,
00:07:17the arrest of a criminal of this magnitude
00:07:20at this time, within this series of successful
00:07:24and continuous security operations
00:07:27by the Internal Security Forces throughout Syria? Yes, undoubtedly, the arrest
00:07:30of war criminals who participated in the Syrian slaughter over
00:07:3414 years began from the first moment of the liberation of the Syrian capital, Damascus,
00:07:37and that was through Syrian geography as a first stage, and
00:07:41then the region, leading to the international system.
00:07:45Consequently, these people have a great fear of
00:07:48traveling outside the country, as well as the arrests of some
00:07:52criminals in regional countries. Of course, I am referring to Lebanon, for
00:07:55example, and others. Perhaps this
00:07:59them to remain in Syrian geography, given that they are now
00:08:02wanted. As for this specific timing, I believe there are
00:08:06intelligence efforts at the highest levels being exerted by the intelligence
00:08:10similar efforts being exerted by the foreign intelligence
00:08:14agency. Therefore, the process of cross-referencing that
00:08:17data and communicating through a series of information
00:08:21that is being collected, I believe, is what led to the arrest of
00:08:25the criminal Muhammad, sorry, Marid Muhammad.
00:08:28And I believe that there may also be a series of criminals
00:08:31who were working in his ranks,
00:08:34and that is what the initial investigation
00:08:37that the Ministry of Interior will conduct will determine. Of course, through
00:08:41the process of arresting them, through the investigation process, many
00:08:45threads of these terrorist groups that had participated
00:08:48in the killing of the Syrian people over the previous
00:08:52years will be revealed. I will pause briefly at this title, "Guardian of the Capital."
00:08:56What does this mean? What is the security role attributed to this criminal,
00:08:59Marid Muhammad? Yes, there is no doubt that the names that war criminals
00:09:03such as Suhail Al-Hassan and others were given,
00:09:07yes, are tools of intimidation used against the Syrian people. But
00:09:11the "Guardian of the Capital," what did he do for the capital? He fled from the first
00:09:15moment the Aggression Deterrence Operations Room announced that it was coming
00:09:18towards the Syrian capital, Damascus, and he did not confront
00:09:21the forces that were coming towards the Syrian capital, Damascus, even though he comes from
00:09:25a military institution, and the Republican Guard is considered one of the most important military institutions
00:09:29to which he belonged. But practically, the disintegration of these institutions
00:09:34collapse and the collapse in fighting morale. Also,
00:09:37when we talk about the crimes committed, these criminals
00:09:41certainly had a great fear, and practically, when I also talk
00:09:45about the issue of striking central operations rooms and the collapse of
00:09:48first-tier leaders, I am not talking about regional leaders, but first-tier
00:09:51leaders of senior ranks, high-ranking commanders,
00:09:55of course, I am talking about colonels and brigadier generals and
00:09:59others who fled the battlefield, thus leaving
00:10:03their elements, and the work of these groups was confined to
00:10:06specific paths, which then led to successive
00:10:10collapses. Perhaps the positive messages issued by the Aggression Operations
00:10:13Room, starting with "Go, you are free," had a positive echo and
00:10:17spared a lot of Syrian blood. At the same time, after
00:10:20this reconciliation process that took place, and the process of identifying
00:10:24these people who belonged to the military establishment,
00:10:28and granting them settlement cards,
00:10:31this also limited their ability to move within Syrian
00:10:35geography, and at the same time, they were placed under surveillance.
00:10:38Practically, those who were present did not have a comprehensive
00:10:41database at the time of the Syrian Revolution about their activities.
00:10:45However, based on the investigations and the apprehension of terrorist
00:10:49networks, by which I mean local, regional, and international networks,
00:10:52these people who used foreign fighters, for example, Hezbollah
00:10:56of Lebanon, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard,
00:11:00the Quds Force, Zeinabiyoun, Fatimiyoun, and so on, there was coordination
00:11:03between the field commanders, including the "Guardian of the Syrian
00:11:07Capital, Damascus." So, I believe that these measures taken by the Syrian
00:11:11government and the approach adopted by the Ministry of Interior
00:11:15in dealing with war criminals were positive and contributed
00:11:18significantly to apprehending these
00:11:22that there will be an end to these operations; on the contrary, there
00:11:25is progress in these operations based on the policies
00:11:28that the police, which leads these operations, and the security
00:11:31agencies that are concerned with the issue of prosecuting war criminals,
00:11:35have set. Yes, I include in this discussion
00:11:38Mr. Muhammad Nasser Al-Biqai, military analyst, who joins us
00:11:41by phone from Damascus. Welcome, Mr. Muhammad Nasser.
00:11:45So, the arrest of Marid Muhammad,
00:11:49nicknamed "Guardian of the Capital,"
00:11:52Guard during the era of the defunct regime,
00:11:57against the free Syrians,
00:12:01the security coordination today by the Internal
00:12:04Security Forces in Syria in the process of arresting these
00:12:07criminals?
00:12:09Good evening, Professor Abdul Razzaq,
00:12:12good evening to you and to the viewers
00:12:14of Al-Ikhbariya Channel.
00:12:17In truth, regardless of the names,
00:12:21Professor Abdul Razzaq, whether it was Marid Muhammad or Khalid
00:12:25Barouni, Abu Hassan Dushka, who the Syrian forces arrested,
00:12:29or Faisal Bedour, or Haitham
00:12:31Barakat, the Brigadier General in the Republican Guard, or all those
00:12:35murderous, criminal names who wreaked havoc
00:12:38and killed the Syrian people and shed Syrian
00:12:41blood. The coordination between the security agencies,
00:12:45between intelligence, internal security, and the army, was at
00:12:48its peak in the past months, and we will not say
00:12:52that this happened after the establishment of a specialized
00:12:55operations room for
00:12:58the remnants. Since the launch of the transitional
00:13:02justice process, Professor Abdul Razzaq, in Syria after the overthrow
00:13:05of the defunct Assad regime, the Syrian security agencies
00:13:08adopted a systematic approach to achieve transitional justice.
00:13:12They made settlements for those elements of officers, non-commissioned
00:13:16officers, and soldiers, and most importantly,
00:13:18they created a database
00:13:22of information for those
00:13:25former officials, and they made settlements for some of them.
00:13:28Therefore, some
00:13:32thought that when the state
00:13:36made these settlements, they were outside
00:13:39the transitional justice framework, true. But there
00:13:43is evidence, laws, witnesses,
00:13:44and documents.
00:13:47Yes, but there are witnesses, evidence, and documents that they
00:13:50did not consider. Yes, no, no, they thought
00:13:53the matter was gone for good.
00:13:56Sir, when the forces entered,
00:13:58when the opposition forces and President
00:14:02Ahmed Al-Shara entered Syria/Damascus, they
00:14:06burned all the data information. They burned
00:14:09the intelligence branches, the criminal security. They burned all
00:14:13the documents that could indicate or point
00:14:16to those criminals and killers.
00:14:19But the awakening of the Syrian people, there are people
00:14:22who document, Professor Abdul Razzaq, by God, it is true.
00:14:33one by one,
00:14:36the traps. Yes, "Go, you are free" is
00:14:39not for those whose hands are stained with blood. It is not
00:14:43for those for whom there is evidence and documents showing
00:14:46his criminality and his killing of Syrians, and his storming of cities
00:14:49and villages, and his abuses against the property of the Syrian
00:14:53people. Today, the importance of actually
00:14:56making the victims feel that the issues
00:14:59of violations are still present in the work of these security
00:15:03institutions and transferring them to a judicial path to
00:15:06guarantee their rights. Yes, there is no doubt that the operation
00:15:09they are talking about, or the operation that began with the liberation of the Syrian capital, Damascus,
00:15:13specifically, "Go, you are free," had a meaning, and that was to spare
00:15:17Syrian blood, given that some would entrench themselves, and if
00:15:20they entrenched themselves, there would be clashes and casualties. Therefore,
00:15:23the saying in managing this stage was 100% correct. And the
00:15:27settlement process also defined locations and also
00:15:30the mechanism of communication with them. Also, at the same time,
00:15:34it identifies the networks they deal with, such as
00:15:37contact numbers or others. Based on
00:15:41that, I believe that the transitional justice phase will begin
00:15:45from the first moment of the arrest of these criminals. And at the same
00:15:49time, perhaps some wonder why these people are not executed.
00:15:52I believe there may be a series of local,
00:15:56regional, and international terrorist networks with which they are connected.
00:16:01about those who operate along this path, and there is no doubt
00:16:05that when we talk about this path, there are attempts to tamper
00:16:08with Syrian security, and the way the Syrian state deals with them. Some of these
00:16:12who carried weapons against the Syrian state were among those who made settlements.
00:16:16So, practically, when you talk about the connection of these networks and the process
00:16:19of dismantling these networks, it requires gradual administrations,
00:16:22starting with allowing them to move, and then arresting everyone
00:16:26whose hands are stained with blood. In addition, even those
00:16:29who made settlements, including these criminals who were arrested,
00:16:33there was no comprehensive database about the nature
00:16:37and circumstances of these leaders. However, when we go back to
00:16:40the history of the Syrian Revolution, specifically the crimes committed in the Syrian
00:16:44capital, Damascus, we notice that there are leaders of these security campaigns
00:16:48and there are defected officers from these divisions and brigades that
00:16:51were leading those operations. Therefore, identifying these names
00:16:55that were managing these military operations and contributed to
00:16:58the massacres, certainly those data intersected
00:17:01with the documentation sources that they were doing
00:17:05in the Syrian Revolution, and practically led to
00:17:08the arrest of these criminals after local, regional, and international
00:17:13Yes, well, in this context, Mr. Muhammad
00:17:17Nasser Al-Biqai, are there perhaps challenges facing
00:17:21the security agencies in pursuing these wanted individuals
00:17:23for justice, in your opinion? Of course, Professor
00:17:27Abdul Razzaq, there are great challenges, meaning you know
00:17:30that the Syrian geography is large, and that the security
00:17:33agencies, the army, and the police are
00:17:38there are not large numbers, but successive training courses
00:17:42I believe will cover the existing shortage of personnel and expertise.
00:17:46But with the awareness of the Syrian
00:17:49people, with the awareness of people
00:17:53whether on the coast or inland or in all cities,
00:17:56to point out those criminals
00:17:59and killers, this also relieves the Syrian
00:18:02security forces by pointing them out. But I
00:18:05believe, I believe
00:18:08liberation, those criminals who
00:18:11are hiding, the matter has become urgent for them,
00:18:14perhaps in the coming days, some of them will surrender
00:18:19there is no amnesty for them, and no way to hide longer,
00:18:23and they cannot leave Syria. All borders are
00:18:27semi-closed to them, and there is a tightening
00:18:29on them from neighboring countries. Meaning, at the beginning of the liberation,
00:18:33whoever fled to Russia fled, whoever fled to Lebanon fled,
00:18:37Iran fled outside Syria. Those who remained
00:18:40are those criminals who could not
00:18:44escape, and the big criminals who used
00:18:47these killers to kill the Syrian
00:18:55Sir Muhammad,
00:18:59perhaps we lost contact with Professor Muhammad
00:19:02Nasser Al-Biqai, military analyst, our guest from Damascus.
00:19:06Back to you, of course, Professor. Professor Mustafa, today there
00:19:09were also visits recently by the Ministry of Interior outside
00:19:13Syria, perhaps to enhance
00:19:16path. What is the importance of this coordination, these security
00:19:20and judicial expertise between countries, perhaps in the
00:19:23context of pursuing the accused and these criminals? Yes, there is no doubt that
00:19:27the security communication between the Syrian Ministry of Interior
00:19:29and its counterparts in neighboring countries, especially the Hashemite
00:19:33Kingdom of Jordan, involved cooperation at the highest levels.
00:19:37And we noticed that the information exchange was immediate, and this
00:19:40is what the Jordanian Ministry of Interior demonstrated, which is a clear
00:19:43indication of the importance of information exchange and the importance of apprehending
00:19:46these criminals who travel, of course, whether in Syrian
00:19:50or Jordanian territories, as well as Lebanese or the region in general.
00:19:53We are talking about security cooperation and intelligence
00:19:56cooperation, and the importance of this
00:20:00criminals. I believe there has been significant progress in this
00:20:03field, especially since the nature of the relations between the Syrian
00:20:08Arab Republic and the entire international community was, and then
00:20:13for these criminals and the cooperation of security agencies abroad. Perhaps some countries
00:20:16have not signed agreements and treaties for the extradition
00:20:20of criminals, such as Russia, for example. How will they be dealt with?
00:20:23There are some challenges, as you mentioned a little while ago during your
00:20:27conversation with the esteemed guest. I believe those who are abroad
00:20:30are also a very big challenge, and these are the big heads,
00:20:34as many say, for example, the head of the defunct regime.
00:20:40And there are 100 figures on the lists of the International Criminal Court,
00:20:44and the vast majority of them have not been arrested. There
00:20:48are many of them who are still outside the reach of justice,
00:20:52but practically, when you talk about the countries to which they
00:20:55fled, and the exceptional circumstances through which they fled, and the
00:20:59process of lifting immunity from them, there is a gradual legal
00:21:02path that is being dealt with, and then reaching these criminals,
00:21:06and also communicating with those countries that have not signed
00:21:10the issue of extradition. I mean, it is not only
00:21:13a path in the countries that have signed those treaties. There are
00:21:16some countries that have not signed, so it is necessary to
00:21:21conclude a protocol of understanding with those countries that harbor
00:21:24these criminals, and among them, some sought refuge on humanitarian
00:21:28grounds, and some on political grounds, and some obtained forged
00:21:32documents. Here is the biggest
00:21:36obtained forged documents from neighboring countries or countries
00:21:39in general, and therefore, how will they be dealt with? I believe
00:21:43that the legal path, and here we are talking about the path of the
00:21:46Ministry of Interior in dealing with them, there is a database that
00:21:50can also be matched with these databases
00:21:53with the names of those who were granted citizenship, and then comparing
00:21:57the fingerprints. We are talking about fingerprints, as well as
00:22:00iris prints. And therefore, that information,
00:22:04the intersection of that information between the Syrian leadership
00:22:07and the countries of the world, leads to the arrest of
00:22:11these criminals, even under the false names they used
00:22:14to reach them. So, this path requires a long time
00:22:18and patience, because the criminals
00:22:21are many. What do you say to those who say today that behind
00:22:25every announcement of the arrest of a criminal, behind every
00:22:28announcement of a security operation
00:22:33gangs, or many
00:22:37they say it is a spur-of-the-moment thing that happens by chance?
00:22:41Many do not know that between every announcement of one of
00:22:46there are intensive security operations that almost never cease. So,
00:22:58there must be people whose arrest has not been announced, because
00:23:02announcing their arrest will lead to the escape of these
00:23:05terrorist cells present within Syrian territory. So, practically,
00:23:09when they are arrested, there are investigations, and these
00:23:12investigations also lead to the arrest of a series of these
00:23:16criminals who are working to destabilize Syria's security.
00:23:20Great efforts are made by the Internal Security Forces to pursue
00:23:23these criminals and achieve justice and establish the rule
00:25:14In confronting organized and cyber crimes,
00:25:18international will stands
00:25:20to dismantle the causes of crime.
00:25:24Syria enters a new national phase in which
00:25:27it seeks to rebuild state institutions
00:25:30on the basis of the rule of law and community protection.
00:25:34The 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention
00:25:37in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi brings together
00:25:41policymakers to address security challenges
00:25:43and establish a new charter
00:25:46for community protection. From this international
00:25:50event, Syria embodies its vision
00:25:52and determination to build a state governed by
00:25:56law. Our conference today is being held at a time
00:26:00of profound transformations in the nature of crime
00:26:04and its means of commission. The Syrian Arab Republic
00:26:07looks forward to the Abu Dhabi Declaration establishing
00:26:10a new phase of joint international action
00:26:14in which commitments are transformed into practical cooperation.
00:27:33Land border crossings are wide gateways
00:27:37that welcome arrivals and bid farewell to departures,
00:27:41and supply lines through which goods
00:27:44and commodities flow. Syrian land crossings today
00:27:48are witnessing a comprehensive development movement,
00:27:51as efforts are being combined to pave the roads of
00:27:55the crossings and upgrade facilities and improve land
00:27:59outlets to be economic bridges
00:28:02that import and export convoys cross.
00:28:06The development operations for land outlets are
00:28:08not merely infrastructure restoration
00:28:11but rather a comprehensive preparation
00:28:15path for stable commercial exchange lines
00:28:18and safe humanitarian crossing.
00:28:35In previous years, camps were a humanitarian
00:28:39necessity that saved the lives of Syrians, but they were always a temporary
00:28:42solution and cannot become
00:28:45a permanent future for entire
00:28:47generations.
00:28:52Our experience tells us that sustainable return requires four
00:28:55interconnected elements. First, safety. There
00:28:59can
00:29:01be no safe return before the removal of mines
00:29:05and unexploded ordnance and war
00:29:08remnants. Second, rehabilitation
00:29:11of damaged areas. Removing rubble, opening roads,
00:29:14and resuming infrastructure operations are essential
00:29:17for people's return. Third, basic
00:29:20services. Schools, health centers,
00:29:24water, electricity, bakeries, and roads are what make
00:29:28a community livable again. another, and fourth, ways of
00:29:31living. We are not only talking about rebuilding
00:29:35buildings, but about
00:30:37did the last liter of gasoline cost you
00:30:40that you put in your car? This is a question that, if
00:30:46the square, you would get answers in the form
00:30:50anger against everyone who
00:30:53filled people's cars with adulterated fuel,
00:30:56turning them into piles of