Shafaq News/ Chechen fightershave taken over security duties in the Alawite-majority village of Al-Raqama inSyria’s Homs province, sparking fear and unrest among residents, the SyrianObservatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Thursday.
The UK-based monitor said Syrianauthorities appointed the non-Syrian fighters as local security heads, a movethat prompted concerns over possible violations against the local Alawitepopulation.
A resident told SOHR that thedeployment of Chechen personnel had triggered panic. “People are afraid theywill commit abuses against Alawite villagers,” he said, noting that previouslocal fighters and intelligence affiliates had already fled the area followingthe fall of al-Assad’s regime, fearing arrest or retribution.
The change in control came a dayafter Syrian security forces launched a raid on Al-Raqama, detaining fivecivilians. According to the Observatory, the arrests followed an incident wherean unidentified gunman fired into the air inside the village, prompting a swiftresponse from General Security patrols.
Al-Raqama, located in easternrural Homs, had remained largely untouched by armed conflict throughout theSyrian war, making the recent developments particularly unsettlingfor its residents.
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