Leaked Syrian government documents suggest the knowledge and responsibility of the government in the massacres
The following leaked documents suggest that two days after the massacres started on the Syrian coastline, the Syrian Ministry of Defense has full knowledge about them. Yet, it only prohibited filming and sharing them, not the actual killings and destruction.
The authenticity of the two leaked documents cannot be verified, but they haven’t been rejected by the Syrian government.
Instruction
Based on the instructions of the President of the Syrian Arab Republic
- It is strictly forbidden under the burden of accountability to film the arrest and execution operations that are being carried out by the armed groups within the army.
- It is strictly forbidden to to film any operations of bombardment, or destruction by the army ranks.
Damascus 08 / 03/ 2025
Minister of Defense
Major General Engineer
Marhaf Abu Qasra
Highly secret
- The Nusayri [Alawi] bodies are to be collected, burned and thrown into the sea at night, secretly and under the burden of responsibility not to be revealed.
- It is forbidden to take and circulate pictures of Nusayri bodies under the burden of responsibility.
Damascus 08 / 03/ 2025
Minister of Defense
Major General Engineer
Marhaf Abu Qasra