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00:00:01package, how it was placed,
00:00:05where the car was, where it stopped.
00:00:09There are many These are many matters that we must go through, and then we can provide
00:00:13a comprehensive picture of what happened. Well, we will expand on
00:00:16these points that you mentioned, but today, can this
00:00:20incident, Colonel, be linked to
00:00:25always confuse carried out this any developments that the you mentioned a little while ago that Syrian arena has witnessed during the recent period, or is it too early?
00:00:29Of course, it is too early. But we, if we talk from
00:00:32an analytical context, the timing
00:00:36and they are therefore trying, in and place, my dear sir, always make this possibility
00:00:39open in analysis, but there is
00:00:42to whoever committed this nothing so far that allows us to always turn the possibility of what happened
00:00:45into accusing a party or accusing a specific person.
00:00:49We always talk about a security
00:00:52and also actually investigation, not a political conclusion. We always talk about,
00:00:54currently, we talk about the results of a security investigation or what
00:00:58the security investigations will reveal.
00:01:01do you read the significance of this Therefore, we must wait for evidence to know if there is indeed a real link
00:01:05to certain events related to what
00:01:08Syria has achieved or to some
00:01:11internal problems in some geographical
00:01:16agencies will take into account areas in Syria, even if we always say we do not want to always go towards
00:01:20Sweida, but there are several
00:01:22matters whether there is a real link to these
00:01:26events or whether a party wants to specifically
00:01:30the security institutions, a different lead public opinion Perhaps this will, to believe that this
00:01:34I mean, any state, link exists.
00:01:35from providing this free This is because the perpetrator always, when cunning,
00:01:38uses those areas or some areas to indicate that this
00:01:42event is linked to another
00:01:44area. There is something, there is a loophole,
00:01:48there is, there is. But we, in general, do not want to,
00:01:53security blows in recent I mean, we do not want to go, I mean, frankly, in my personal opinion,
00:01:57the danger of the Jaramana bombing is not only that, frankly,
00:02:01hopefully there are no casualties, as you mentioned, based on
00:02:04the information. I am on the road,
00:02:07always look for our sources from
00:02:08groups are ultimately between two cities in Syria,
00:02:09today that, I mean, this and I receive news sequentially from some agencies
00:02:12and from some parties,
00:02:16for what they committed. I believe the Syrian hopefully there are no casualties, but in my opinion, its danger in Jaramana
00:02:18is not only whether it is in the number of injured or casualties, but rather in the message
00:02:22that the perpetrator is trying to deliver.
00:02:24of societal awareness in this
00:02:25and protecting civilians. There is no doubt that this So, the required thing now is not to be drawn into accusations. What are the
00:02:27hopeful messages that the bombing
00:02:32who are convinced that these groups ultimately might carry? These messages are, if they are, I
00:02:35always, why did I speak to you from the beginning? I told you,
00:02:38I mean, the entanglement or
00:02:41the attempt to, I mean, go
00:02:45with accusations and leave, or what these messages mean, and leave
00:02:48the investigation. In my opinion, leaving the investigation to take its course,
00:02:52that has a diverse reaching who placed the device, to the party that planned and funded
00:02:56and facilitated, I mean, proving the existence of a network behind this
00:03:00operation, or is it a random
00:03:04carries a greater dimension, it places a greater burden on
00:03:04those who disagree with operation? I mean, we do not want to say it is a random operation, but is it a random operation or is there a network that actually
00:03:08targeted this in carrying out and executing this operation?
00:03:11The most important thing is currently to prevent turning the security crime into
00:03:15a societal sedition. This is what we must focus
00:03:18on always. How important is it today
00:03:22that these challenges, I mean, based on
00:03:27the nature of this what you pointed out, all the data you talked about today,
00:03:30how much can these operations pose
00:03:32always try to confuse a challenge to the security agencies and also the way they deal
00:03:36duty emanating from with them? Exactly, my dear brother,
00:03:40the power to whenever for them. I mean, you cannot any malfunction or, let's say, any security
00:03:43loophole exists, it always puts
00:03:47security agencies under
00:03:48target is a very a certain pressure, let's say, under
00:03:52a test in the work of security agencies.
00:03:54of protecting him, that the state is capable of We, we always say and repeat,
00:03:57we are in Syria, we are a state, and we are facing
00:04:02out of such actions. Therefore, I believe the Syrian it can, in nascent security agencies. We do not possess those high
00:04:04technological capabilities that exist in certain countries, even if
00:04:08you and I and all viewers always see that
00:04:13and get rid of them. It is not possible to accept, in some security incidents occur in developed countries, in developed
00:04:16countries, I mean, they possess high technologies, they possess
00:04:19artificial satellites, they possess tracking devices, they possess
00:04:23a lot, but we are facing our security agencies, nascent agencies, but
00:04:27we possess some expertise, we possess a determination
00:04:30that always seeks the finest details, even if they are
00:04:33simple, but we always used them
00:04:36to reach, and this is what happened in the Damascus
00:04:40bombings since a month or two
00:04:43ago, when they occurred in front of, next to the Palace of Justice, or
00:04:47which coincided with the visit of the French President.
00:04:50Some simple evidence was used,
00:04:54some communication devices were used,
00:04:57and cells were reached, and warehouses were reached.
00:05:00We have great confidence in our security agencies, we have great confidence
00:05:04in the Ministry of Interior, in the General Security Service,
00:05:07in the specialized
00:05:10security agencies. We always have confidence that they will
00:05:14do what they do. We possess some expertise that always
00:05:18leads us to find clues, and these clues lead
00:05:21us to what comes after that, whether it was
00:05:25a group or a cell or a random operation. There are now
00:05:28leaks coming out to us that there is a certain group
00:05:32claiming to be such and such a group that
00:05:35targeting to
00:05:38the security agencies and divert
00:05:41the accusation from certain parties, but the results of the investigations,
00:05:44the evidence that will be collected, is what always
00:05:47leads us and takes us to, to
00:05:51some clues that will, God willing, lead us
00:05:54heinous act. And I am confident, God willing, that we will not
00:05:58need a long time.
00:06:15location of the explosion, and the nature of the execution
00:06:27particular area aims to send several messages
00:06:30to different parties. It wants to say
00:06:33that the civil peace in the Syrian state is still not
00:06:37stable, and that all measures taken by the Syrian state are
00:06:40inadequate. Therefore, this country, even now,
00:06:44falls within the countries that,
00:06:47I mean, are witnessing unrest, and this prevents the countries of the world from establishing
00:06:51partnerships with it and from establishing
00:06:53financial support,
00:06:56providing financial and economic support within
00:07:00the framework of what the Syrian state seeks for recovery
00:07:03and reconstruction. I believe that today this place has a special
00:07:07symbolism because the Jaramana community is characterized by its Syrian diversity
00:07:10from different sects, from
00:07:13different doctrines. Whoever committed this act wants to strike this
00:07:17formula of coexistence among Syrians. And I believe
00:07:21cowardly and treacherous act, in which we wish recovery to the injured,
00:07:25and thank God there were actually no casualties, no
00:07:29deaths, so I believe that this alerts the Syrian state today
00:07:32to the necessity of more precautions
00:07:37act is a primitive act. It cannot be said that this act
00:07:41today, through this bombing, is a massive
00:07:44security operation because it is a simple act in the end. I mean, there was
00:07:48a bombing with a bomb placed, according to preliminary
00:07:51investigations, it was through a simple
00:07:55targeting, and in a transport bus. I mean, this is a completely cowardly
00:07:59act. It did not target any security or military facility or one related to the Syrian
00:08:03state. It targeted civilians. From here, I believe that
00:08:06the parties that wanted this bombing are, in fact,
00:08:10quite clear that they want
00:08:14a little while ago, Colonel, yes, he spoke about this point. He also referred to
00:08:18that, I mean, choosing a civilian bus probably
00:08:20goes beyond simply causing
00:08:24losses. In general, he also indicated that we are awaiting the results of the investigations
00:08:27in general. But regarding the use of this
00:08:31explosive device in, I mean,
00:08:35a passenger bus today, how can
00:08:39bombing be understood, naturally?
00:08:43I believe these groups that carried out this bombing are
00:08:46clearly either primitive groups or
00:08:49groups that no longer have
00:08:52really destabilize the security and stability of Syria
00:08:56through specific and large operations. I believe this
00:09:01simple target, and this can,
00:09:04incidentally, happen in many countries around the world that have
00:09:08large protection systems, that have, I mean,
00:09:11a strong grip on their security agencies, and even a greater societal awareness than
00:09:15what, perhaps, exists in our Syrian society now during this
00:09:18difficult stage it is going through. I believe that these
00:09:21groups are clearly groups that want to say
00:09:25that they exist, and nothing more. They are not clearly strong
00:09:29and professional groups, or they still have
00:09:32what can harm Syria or that they can carry out
00:09:35specific operations, as I said. In the past,
00:09:38when there were many types of such operations, bombing operations, during
00:09:42the Syrian revolution, and they were carried out, for example, by
00:09:45organizations that were highly professional and had,
00:09:48I mean, a different ideological upbringing,
00:09:52we found that there were car bombs that stormed security
00:09:56buildings. We found cars, we found
00:09:59those who blew themselves up in sovereign places of
00:10:02the Syrian state, sovereign, I put it in brackets here.
00:10:06Therefore, this act is a treacherous and cowardly act by groups
00:10:10that either no longer have anything to say, or they are primitive
00:10:13groups. Exactly. Well,
00:10:17today, what does this operation naturally reflect
00:10:20about the nature of the security threats facing
00:10:24the state? Abdul Rahim,
00:10:27there is no doubt that there are many risks that still, to this day,
00:10:31threaten the security and stability of Syria, and there are still
00:10:34many outlaw groups, pre-state
00:10:37militias that are still trying to undermine the security
00:10:40and stability of Syria and do not want Syria to recover and rise again.
00:10:44They do not want Syria to have
00:10:47this regional and international presence again,
00:10:50and they have their own agendas, and they are not satisfied, perhaps, even with what happened
00:10:54since December 2024, the day of the fall of
00:10:58the defunct Assad regime, until today,
00:11:01the end, to send these messages to the region and the world.
00:11:05I believe today that these groups that carry out these
00:11:08actions want to send different
00:11:11messages in various directions. Perhaps
00:11:14if the investigations showed exactly who this group is
00:11:18and some were arrested or, I mean, it is possible that there are suspects
00:11:22and that was proven and it became clear that the threads
00:11:26of these groups, and perhaps they are
00:11:29dormant groups, latent groups, I
00:11:32think perhaps then a greater judgment can be made, but
00:11:36initially, let me say, Mr. Jamal, that the fingers
00:11:39of accusation clearly point to where, I mean, in this
00:11:43particular region, perhaps, and as we saw in previous
00:11:47bombings, perhaps the hands of ISIS are, in fact,
00:11:50largely present in this bombing because this region,
00:11:54due to its sectarian character, is related to how
00:11:57ISIS thinks and how it evaluates
00:11:59these religious minorities. This is from
00:12:03one aspect. From another aspect, as we know, it opposes the Syrian
00:12:07state with hostility from the first day, and it is trying,
00:12:10in fact, to strike the security
00:12:13and stability of Syria, and perhaps it received many
00:12:18periods, which hurt it. That is why, perhaps,
00:12:22it no longer has much that it can do at
00:12:25the level of, I mean,
00:12:29Syria's stability and security. I believe today these
00:12:33in their last days,
00:12:37trying to destabilize the security and stability of Syria. In any case,
00:12:41what happened is undoubtedly painful, and it warns the Syrian state
00:12:45today that the Syrian state, the Syrian people,
00:12:49Syria is still, in fact, targeted in its security and stability,
00:12:52and this imposes on the Syrian state
00:12:56more caution and care and dealing with these
00:12:59groups completely from
00:13:03their roots, and I do not believe that, yes,
00:13:06the work, as I said, is an unprofessional and large work, but
00:13:10this highlights that the Syrian state still has much
00:13:13to do for Syria's stability and security and to protect
00:13:17citizens, and this is the responsibility of the Syrian state, no doubt. Today,
00:13:21today, this bombing, I believe that all of Syria,
00:13:25I mean, whether perhaps even
00:13:29the new Syrian administration, perhaps those who do not
00:13:32have a positive stance on Syria, but I believe that targeting
00:13:36civilians unites Syrians once again
00:13:39and places them all before their responsibilities. I believe
00:13:42there is also, in addition to all security measures, there are
00:13:46societal obligations that everyone must
00:13:49carry out. It is not permissible to only leave security
00:13:53matters to the Syrian state. There must be
00:13:56societal full awareness of these
00:14:00groups and how to deal with them. And I
00:14:03believe today that this attempt will probably not be
00:14:07the last, but it may be the beginning of a new approach to
00:14:10these groups, in fact, so that this does not happen
00:14:14again and the lives of Syrian people are not
00:14:17truly so cheap and so easily targeted by
00:14:21whoever wants. It is a big challenge, and I believe that it can,
00:14:26the coming days, in the coming period, we may witness a different
00:14:30approach to these
00:14:40regarding what he said about the hands of ISIS perhaps being
00:14:44present. Of course, we are awaiting the final
00:14:47investigations in general. He also pointed out that
00:14:50this operation will probably not be the last
00:14:54operation. But, of course, it is the beginning of a new
00:14:57approach, in general, to such incidents. Today, what
00:15:01is your opinion on what Mr. Abdul
00:15:11like to talk in these stages or at these
00:15:15moments always by saying that I always do not like to point
00:15:19fingers of accusation because these points
00:15:22were always raised that immediately any
00:15:25security breach, we point fingers of accusation, for example, towards
00:15:29ISIS or others. No, we do not want to go
00:15:33in this regard because there are many
00:15:37parties, I mean, frankly, my dear sir,
00:15:40Syria's enemies are many. Syria deals
00:15:43with a number of security files, whether they are
00:15:47ISIS, whether they are regime cells, whether
00:15:50they are cells of enemies of the nation inside the country who
00:15:53deal with foreign countries. There are many
00:15:57files they try to raise, they try
00:16:01to tamper with the Syrian fabric. Notice, my dear sir,
00:16:05that always on your esteemed screen and on all other
00:16:08screens, there is always
00:16:12an event in Syria. Always when the internal
00:16:16situation in Syria calms down and we always optimistically move forward,
00:16:19an occupying state always comes out to us with movements in
00:16:23southern Syria. These movements
00:16:25stop. Groups from within come out to us
00:16:29with statements against the building
00:16:32of the Syrian state. They calm down a little,
00:16:35a security operation comes out to us. I mean, these
00:16:39matters I always talk about in Syria. We
00:16:43deal with many files, especially regarding the security aspect.
00:16:47Therefore, I mean, always talking
00:16:51and pointing the finger of accusation towards a specific party, I mean, I consider it
00:16:55somewhat, at the beginning of this, I mean, it does not serve the general
00:16:58interest. I mean, I spoke to you a little
00:17:02while ago, I mean, when we direct the finger
00:17:05of accusation towards a specific party,
00:17:07we provide a service to the perpetrator, and I always stay away
00:17:13service in our analyses when we appear on media stations. I always
00:17:17wait for, I mean, the results of the preliminary investigations,
00:17:20what comes out from the security agencies, what evidence is collected, because
00:17:23even if the security agencies collect some evidence, they will not declare it immediately. They will try
00:17:27to use it to reach clues, and these
00:17:30clues may lead to the perpetrator or
00:17:34to approximations with the perpetrator.
00:17:43individual operations and operations carried
00:17:46out by organized cells, let's say, in terms of
00:17:50field indicators, and you are a security expert?
00:17:54Exactly, my dear sir. We always, in this regard
00:17:57in particular, we tend to distance ourselves somewhat from
00:18:00what has been raised. How today, if a party
00:18:03wanted, and let's assume hypothetically, a state wants
00:18:07to tamper with the Syrian security file, it may always
00:18:11use some
00:18:15phrases or some messages or some
00:18:18primitive bombs that confuse the security
00:18:22agencies and do not lead to the perpetrator.
00:18:24I mean, always wasting the time
00:18:28of the security agencies. For example, I want to raise, but not as an accusation,
00:18:32but if there was a rogue state, an occupying
00:18:35state that wants to tamper with the Syrian file, it may
00:18:38assign a small group or individuals to carry out a simple
00:18:42operation in terms of capabilities
00:18:45to confuse the security agencies about who committed this act.
00:18:49Therefore, we cannot say they are individuals
00:18:53or groups without reaching
00:18:56the clues that will lead us because these
00:19:00cells
00:19:01and these
00:19:04agencies linked to foreign countries that always tamper
00:19:09the security agencies because confusing the security agencies is a measure of success
00:19:15judge who committed this
00:19:18act, for example, by the type of the device. I mean, there may be
00:19:21a developed country that has technologies, but it makes its cells
00:19:24use a traditional device, a simple
00:19:28device, to confuse the work of
00:19:31the security agencies, and the security agencies limit their thinking to a specific
00:19:34direction, while the perpetrator is in another direction.
00:19:39Therefore, we do not always in the work of security agencies adhere to what has been done.
00:19:42Yes, the nature of the device may help you,
00:19:46the place and placement of the device. Was this
00:19:50device rigged? Was it a device that was placed
00:19:54in a bag and put in the car?
00:19:56These are all clues that may lead, I mean, may
00:20:00lead the security agencies to the nature of the
00:20:04perpetrator, monitoring some places, monitoring cameras in
00:20:08certain places. My dear sir, to summarize,
00:20:11I mean, the priority now, the priority is for the crime
00:20:15scene. The remains of the device may determine its type, its components,
00:20:18the method of detonation, how it happened. I mean,
00:20:21rebuilding, I mean, then the security agencies will definitely
00:20:25rebuild. I mean, we
00:20:27call it the development of the movement of the bus. Where did it start
00:20:31before the explosion? Where was it? Who got on it?
00:20:34Where did it stop? When could this
00:20:38device have been planted in it? I mean, in addition to reviewing surveillance cameras,
00:20:41analyzing communications, intelligence information surrounding the incident.
00:20:45Some civilians may inform you about it, about
00:20:48what raised suspicion, for example, people getting on the bus. Was
00:20:52the bus standing in a certain place that attracted attention?
00:20:55I mean, the goal is not only to reach the person who placed this device,
00:20:59but rather to reach the entire chain that
00:21:02stands behind this operation, because it may lead
00:21:06you, of course, to a network or to
00:21:15this bombing is probably the beginning of a new
00:21:18approach to such
00:21:20incidents. But in your opinion, do such incidents lead to a review
00:21:23of security plans in general, even to
00:21:26their development, naturally?
00:21:30Absolutely, and this means that the Syrian
00:21:33state, the security institutions today, are
00:21:36reviewing their plans, reviewing where they succeeded and where they failed,
00:21:42resorting to a number of issues that have not yet
00:21:46helped them in using them, for example, the necessity of cameras in
00:21:50all public streets, the necessity of remote thermal
00:21:54sensors, perhaps also an increase in
00:21:57the density of security forces, perhaps the necessity of permanent
00:22:01monitoring points. All of this, I believe the security
00:22:06after this incident so that this incident does not happen again. Perhaps
00:22:10some areas that are being targeted today have a certain type
00:22:13of sensitivity.
00:22:17I mean, impose on the Syrian state, on
00:22:20approach than before. There is no doubt,
00:22:24any institution, in the end, when it faces a problem of this type,
00:22:28it must certainly review all that it has achieved
00:22:31and what it was obliged
00:22:34to do. I believe this is a natural matter, Mr. Jamal. Today,
00:22:38the Syrian state, the Ministry of Interior, the Syrian
00:22:41intelligence services must, in fact, increase
00:22:44their engagement if it is proven that a certain party is the one that carried out
00:22:47this act, and this will be proven in a few days. They
00:22:51must have all their security capabilities
00:22:54and resources dedicated
00:22:57to trying to restrict these groups
00:23:00and eliminate them and hold them accountable
00:23:06state has much to do in addition to
00:23:09that. I believe that the matter is also linked to the necessity
00:23:14regard and the necessity of assisting the Syrian state even by regional
00:23:18countries, because I am among those
00:23:22have a regional supporter, whatever its
00:23:24name, whether it is ISIS or, as the Colonel wants,
00:23:28not to specify the party. But these groups are not just
00:23:32local groups. These groups that tamper with Syria's security
00:23:35have, in the end, regional extensions of some
00:23:38kind. So I believe that this also places responsibilities on the Syrian
00:23:42state regarding how these groups can be contained, how they can be
00:23:45eliminated, how cooperation can be achieved with regional and international countries to
00:23:50get rid of all these militias, these pre-state groups. I
00:23:54believe that the challenge today is not only for the Syrian state and Syrian
00:23:57society; it is a regional challenge today. Destabilizing stability once again in
00:24:01Syria will affect everyone, and we witnessed in
00:24:05the great revolution years how the instability
00:24:08of the internal situation in Syria affected most countries in the region.
00:24:12I believe today, when Syria moves towards partnerships
00:24:16and agreements at various levels, especially at
00:24:20the security, defense, and intelligence levels with, for example,
00:24:23a neighboring country like Turkey, and today this operation takes place, this
00:24:26requires, in fact, more relations
00:24:29and partnerships with these countries
00:24:32to eliminate these groups. These groups pose a great challenge
00:24:36to the new Syrian state and a great challenge to
00:24:39the reconstruction of Syria. Today, many countries,
00:24:42many companies, many international economic institutions will be
00:24:46hesitant, in fact, about the existence of such actions, the carrying
00:24:52state must, in fact, increase its security vigilance, increase
00:24:56its security awareness, and increase its interaction towards these
00:24:59groups to eliminate them
00:25:03the end, what these groups are doing by threatening the security
00:25:06and stability of the Syrian
00:25:15do you expect the introduction of new security
00:25:19measures, perhaps, that the security agencies will deal
00:25:22with, perhaps after this
00:25:24incident?
00:25:28I mean, the development of the work of security agencies is not linked to this incident itself, because
00:25:31security agencies are constantly developing themselves. We are
00:25:35constantly undertaking security
00:25:38missions. We recently
00:25:41issued instructions that you all saw,
00:25:44regarding what the Ministry of Interior and Minister Anas
00:25:48Khattab presented regarding raising readiness
00:25:50to the highest degree for security work.
00:25:53Security agencies are continuous in their work, continuous in
00:25:56their development. We always have
00:26:00training missions for
00:26:03advanced devices regarding sensing, regarding
00:26:07monitoring vehicles, etc.
00:26:11matters we are not discussing now.
00:26:14However, the work of security agencies is developing day by day.
00:26:17I mean, in general, naturally, Colonel, some say that
00:26:21such incidents, despite their seriousness, may help
00:26:25raise efficiency, the efficiency of coordination between various security agencies, perhaps
00:26:29by introducing new security measures, I mean, developing
00:26:32the security system, naturally. That's right, but what I wanted to talk about,
00:26:36dear sir, is that the security agencies
00:26:39or the Ministry of Interior do not wait for
00:26:42bombings to occur in order to develop themselves. This is what I wanted to talk about, that
00:26:46the security agencies are developing themselves. Yes,
00:26:48uh, the presence of a security breach, yes,
00:26:52means raising
00:26:55the alarm more
00:26:58and more. Perseverance is continuous,
00:27:01but perseverance is present, and the security agencies are constantly
00:27:05and daily, meaning what happened in the bombings in recent
00:27:09months, these are also bombings
00:27:11that were malicious. They affected what
00:27:15they affected. They were always trying to tamper with the Syrian
00:27:19fabric. I mean, I said at the beginning, and I repeat, that
00:27:22I want to repeat it again. Always, when the operation
00:27:25targets civil society, it is a message. We
00:27:28call it in common parlance a societal message, meaning it is
00:27:32to create a state of panic and fear among citizens, so that citizens
00:27:36lose trust in their state that it will protect them, and so on.
00:27:39Therefore, the security agencies deal with this
00:27:42issue by sending delegations, sending missions,
00:27:46using modern equipment, using police dogs, using
00:27:50now some matters related
00:27:53to security technology regarding
00:27:56the work of these terrorist
00:27:59cells. But I mean, I want
00:28:03to present a message to the Syrian society, always,
00:28:06meaning that we should
00:28:10reliable channels for the Syrian people, and not
00:28:14be drawn into rumors and
00:28:17analyses that lead to some information that may create
00:28:21a state of discord, panic, or fear among citizens, because
00:28:24these cells are always, to be honest,
00:28:28we always say that they are not only
00:28:31tampering to carry out a bombing operation, but there are also
00:28:34cells on social media affiliated with them that
00:28:38exaggerate the news, that spread
00:28:41societal rumors,
00:28:44to cause societal disruption, to create a state of panic, a state of discord, especially now,
00:28:48especially now, I mean, what happened recently is
00:28:51targeting a region
00:28:55fabric of Syrian society,
00:28:58some, I mean, the presence of components, whether
00:29:01sectarian or otherwise, this
00:29:06the security agencies in dealing with this issue quickly, in reaching
00:29:10the evidence, in presenting the investigations that have been carried out. All these matters
00:29:14are always, I mean, they are under the care
00:29:17of the Syrian citizen in terms of understanding, in terms of how
00:29:21to receive the news, staying away from rumors and what
00:29:24they promote of societal discord that may
00:29:28lead to discord and serve those who carried out this
00:29:31operation and complete
00:29:33what they started. Therefore, it is always, I mean, it is a societal
00:29:38the Syrian citizen himself. And the biggest burden,
00:29:41frankly, is placed on the security agencies, which
00:29:44are always, always subjected to successive
00:29:47tests in reaching the evidence and presenting it to the citizen
00:29:51so that the citizen feels that the state
00:29:54is capable
00:29:57reaching the perpetrators, because these operations, frankly, I
00:30:01said and I repeat now, these are operations, we
00:30:04mean, from the security side, we always say that these operations are complex
00:30:08because they do not carry a dimension that leads you, for example,
00:30:11to, I mean, an advanced device was not used,
00:30:15or a drone, or so on, that leads you to who the perpetrator is.
00:30:19These devices may always be used
00:30:22by cells that are affiliated
00:30:25with, for example, I do not want to go into details, but
00:30:29cells of a former regime, cells affiliated with
00:30:32Bashar al-Assad, cells of ISIS, all of them can
00:30:36use even advanced countries
00:30:39that harbor
00:30:41animosity towards the Syrian people and the Syrian economy try
00:30:45to tamper by using primitive tools so that the fingers
00:30:48of accusation remain, and the security agencies cannot
00:30:52reach the perpetrator or are delayed
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