Tensions have escalated in Suwayda, Syria, following the detention of a Druze student, Danny Obaid, by Assad regime forces in Latakia for sharing anti-government content. In response, locals in Suwayda, where tanks and MRLs were deployed, kidnapped Colonel Mohammed Sulayman of the regime to negotiate Obaid's release. This incident reflects a broader context of international relations, where the Biden administration is reportedly easing pressure on Assad, despite official policies opposing normalization until human rights abuses cease. Critics argue this approach lacks vision and inadvertently supports Assad's autocratic alliances.
SYRIA: WILD STORY Syrian Druze student Danny Obaid was detained in Suwayda city by the Assad regime for sharing anti-government content on social media. Subsequently, local Druze militias abducted several Assad regime officials, including a Colonel, and secured Danny's release… https://t.co/KP2Nzr9kaX
The LAST person that Biden should be normalizing relations with is Syria's Assad. His detention centers to torture and execute perceived enemies are still open and functioning. No one has been held accountable for his mass atrocities. https://t.co/LsLdZEsUFn
This admin seems content with having Assad (who butchered thousands of Palestinians btw) normalized. There is no vision or even an awareness of the fact we should constrain the autocratic alliance Assad has joined. Just serial defeatism. https://t.co/yYi8kIjA0T
The Biden administration’s official policy is to oppose the normalization of Assad, chiefly through sanctions, until he stops the slaughter. But behind the scenes, the administration is quietly but deliberately loosening that pressure, according to lawmakers in both parties and…
Tensions are high in #Suwayda, as #Assad's regime deploys tanks & MRLs overnight. A Druze student, Danny Obaid, was recently detained by regime forces in #Latakia -- prompting Suwayda locals to kidnap regime Col. Mohammed Sulayman to force a trade. A bold challenge. https://t.co/aSvZAnEDZF