Jolani’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham terrorists have set up a new committee to probe the violence themselves carried out against Druze civilians in Suwayda

Syria’s Ministry of Justice [Jolani’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham terrorists] announced on 1 August the formation of a special investigative committee to examine the recent deadly violence in the Suwayda Governorate, following a week of armed clashes between local Druze factions and government-aligned [Jolani’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham terrorists] Bedouin tribes.

The move was reported by state-run SANA and comes in the wake of a fragile ceasefire that has held since 19 July.

The committee was established under the Judicial Authority Law and presidential directives to “uncover the truth, ensure accountability, and uphold national interests,” according to the Justice Ministry.

The panel includes judges Hatem al-Nasan, Hassan Mohammad al-Hamwi, Maysoon Hamoud al-Taweel, Jamal al-Ashqar, Brigadier General Mohieddine Harmoush, and attorneys Tareq al-Kurdi and Ammar Ezzeddine.

Their mandate includes investigating the causes of the Suwayda violence, assessing human rights violations and attacks on civilians, and referring perpetrators to judicial authorities.

The committee is required to submit regular updates and deliver its final report within three months. It also has the authority to consult with experts and state institutions as needed.

This is the fourth ceasefire brokered by the Syrian government [ Jolani’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham terrorists] in Suwayda since the outbreak of violence, with the latest agreement still holding as of late July.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), by 23 July, 1,339 people had been killed in the fighting, including 194 unarmed Druze – among them 28 women, eight children, and one elderly man – who were executed by gunmen linked to the Ministries of Defense and Interior.

At the same time, three members of Bedouin tribes, including a woman and a child, were executed by Druze militants.

Suwayda remains under siege by Syrian government forces [Jolani’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham terrorists], with residents suffering from severe shortages of food, water, fuel, and medical supplies for the injured.

The conflict in Suwayda began on 13 July, when local Bedouins kidnapped a Druze fruit seller on the road between Suwayda and Damascus. The situation quickly escalated with violent clashes breaking out between government-aligned tribal militias and armed Druze factions.

On 15 July, Jolani ordered the Syrian army to invade Suwayda, under the pretext of halting the fighting, restoring security, and protecting the Druze religious minority.

Rather than separate the Druze and Bedouin tribal forces, Syrian army and internal security forces descended on Suwayda to carry out a campaign of sectarian massacres of civilians and attacks on Druze cultural symbols.

Thousands of reports, pictures, and videos have circulated online showing Druze civilians being executed, beheaded, kidnapped, and abused by the government and allied Bedouin fighters.

After Syrian government forces [Jolani’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham terrorists] and allied armed factions massacred at least 1,600 Alawite civilians in March, interim President Sharaa established a similar committee to investigate the events.

He asked the committee to submit a report to the government within 30 days, rather than ordering his own security forces to investigate the massacres and hold those responsible, including many who filmed themselves killing Alawite civilians.

Video evidence shows that many of the massacres were carried out by  Jolani’s  Hay’at  Tahrir  al-Sham  terrorists – in particular factions incorporated into the Ministry of Defense, such as the Suleiman Shah Brigade of the Syrian National Army, led by Mohammad Abu Jassem “Abu Amsha.”

Sharaa, the former ISIS commander who went by the nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, later gave the committee an additional three months to complete the report, which was issued on 22 July.

Despite many investigations and media reports finding Syrian security forces responsible for the massacres, including top commanders, the committee’s report absolved Syrian authorities, including the president, of any responsibility.

The reports instead insisted that the killings were carried out by armed factions that had not yet come under state control.

It also accused some “gangs” of impersonating security forces.

In response to the report, the Supreme Alawite Council, led by Sheikh Gazal, released a statement rejecting the results and calling for an independent investigation led by the UN.

“What we witnessed is neither a legal report nor a revelation of the facts, but rather a brazen farce directed by those involved themselves,” Sheikh Gazal wrote.

“This fake committee does not represent justice, nor does it seek to uncover it. What happened on the Syrian coast is organized state terrorism whose goal is to intimidate and terrorize people opposed to ISIS’s rule of Syria using internal tools,” Gazal added, noting that “The criminals who committed the coastal massacres are the same ones who committed the Suwayda massacres.”

The Cradle Media report