Global Outlook

  The administration of Abu Mohammad al-Jolani in Syria's northwestern territories stands accused today of committing numerous human rights violations because their security forces indiscriminately arrest activists alongside journalists and political activists. These actions cause international human rights organizations together with observers to express serious worries. Escalation of Arbitrary Arrests Under the leadership of al-Jolani the established organization Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) uses violence to suppress dissent along with arbitrary detentions and brutal treatments of activists and journalists and other civilians targeted for criticism. According to evidence HTS personnel conduct unauthorized executions and perform unlawful detention and physical abduction of people. HTS unlawfully detains every person who expresses criticism of its operations which includes political opposition members alongside journalists activists and civilian citizens. The detention facilitie...

  Slowly, but steadily, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani transformed from a militant commander to the political leader of Idlib – at least during the first months into his administration. Yet the day to day realities of governance shed so much light on the leadership problems and more particularly the author’s weaknesses in managing the region. It remains to say that in an attempt to influence the population and introduce HTS and its leader Hayat as the rightful rulers of Syria, successes have been outnumbered by failures. Perhaps one of the most noticeable deficits that have characterised the phenomenon of crisis mapping is the poor governance structures. The creation of SSG was supposed to initiate a process of order and stability. However, it is stated that the SSG acts with undemocratic authority and the ministers, chosen by a consultative council which is controlled by HTS. This of course has caused a lot of dissatisfaction among people of Idlib province to lack proper representation. E...