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Extraction Summary
4
People
7
Organizations
6
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Report / intelligence analysis / email attachment (page 13)
File Size:
2.4 MB
Summary
This document appears to be page 13 of a larger report or intelligence briefing (marked with a House Oversight Bates stamp) detailing the Syrian Civil War. It focuses on internal fractures within the Syrian military, specifically the execution of soldiers who refused to fire on protesters, and the deployment of irregular Alawite militias ('ghosts') to terrorize the opposition. While part of a production likely related to government oversight, the text itself is a geopolitical analysis of the Assad regime's tactics and the opposition's status.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Bashar al-Assad | President of Syria |
Leader of the regime facing uprising; member of Alawite minority.
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| Muhammad Awadh Qanbar | Soldier |
Identified as one of the soldiers shot for refusing to fire on demonstrators.
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| Murad Hajoo | Soldier |
Identified as one of the soldiers shot for refusing to fire on demonstrators; died in Maddiyah.
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| Unnamed Source | Informant |
Provided information to the author regarding executions of soldiers.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Syrian Security Forces / Army |
Facing internal dissent; some refusing to shoot demonstrators.
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| Alawite Elite Units |
Replaced regular army in certain cities with orders to crush demonstrations.
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| al-Ashbah (Ghosts) |
Special Alawite units in civilian clothes killing demonstrators at random.
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| Damascus Declaration |
Coalition of human-rights groups calling for negotiated departure of Assad.
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| United States |
Target of Assad regime's diplomatic messaging regarding regime stability.
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| European Union |
Target of Assad regime's diplomatic messaging regarding regime stability.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Not specified
Execution of three soldiers for 'disobedience' (refusing to fire on marchers).
Maddiyah, Banias
Not specified
Deployment of 'al-Ashbah' (ghosts) units to kill demonstrators.
Syria
al-Ashbah units
Demonstrators
Not specified (Current to the document)
Druze community joins the Syrian uprising.
Syria
Druze community
Locations (6)
| Location | Context |
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Country in revolt.
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Location where soldiers Qanbar and Hajoo died.
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Port city where a third soldier was shot.
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City where Alawite elite units replaced regular army.
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City where Alawite elite units replaced regular army.
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Kurdish city where Alawite elite units replaced regular army.
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Relationships (2)
Text states: 'Alawite minority to which Assad belongs.'
Identified as a soldier shot for disobedience.
Key Quotes (3)
""These were cold-blooded executions in the street," one source tells me."Source
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""The soldiers had refused to fire on marchers. They were killed by men from the Alawite minority to which Assad belongs.""Source
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Quote #2
"Some special Alawite units, known as al-Ashbah or "ghosts," appear in civilian clothes to kill demonstrators at random."Source
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Quote #3
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