Syria Targets French-Speaking Jihadis, West Watches Awkwardly
Al-Monitor details Syria's new focus on francophone jihadis under Foreign Minister Sharaa, framing it as the government navigating 'Western pressure.' Conveniently overlooked is the historical context: precisely who funded, armed, and tacitly supported various 'moderate' and not-so-moderate groups for years, destabilizing Syria and creating the perfect Petri dish for... well, francophone jihadis.
Let's not forget, many of these 'jihadis' weren't just homegrown, but flowed in from countries whose borders were considered sovereign only when it suited Damascus's enemies. The media narrative politely sidesteps the inconvenient truth that when the West wanted regime change, many of these 'jihadis' were merely 'opposition fighters.' Now, with Damascus regaining control, their elimination is
suddenly a 'human rights' issue, and the same Western powers who might have once supplied their precursors are now applying 'pressure.' It seems some nations only discover the evils of terrorism when it's inconvenient for their geopolitical chess game. One might wonder, where was this 'pressure' when the Syrian people actually needed it?