Press Release
Bashar Annihilates Women and Children Killing more than 800 in Banyas! Where are the Muslim Armies? Where are the Men?!
(Translated)

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and others, hundreds of women and children were killed in many neighborhoods throughout the Syrian city of Banyas, and are witnessing hundreds of families fleeing out of fear of "new massacres" after the massacre in the neighboring city of al-Bayda. This escape is happening following the intensification of field executions by the regime forces and their loyal militias in al-Bayda, where 29 civilians including six children were killed, the day after 150 people were executed; with some being slaughtered in city streets.

The series of murder, destruction, terror and intimidation by the killer Bashar and his repressive abhorrent regime with the on-going ugly massacres that is unprecedented in modern history. The massacres in al-Bayda and Banyas confirm that Bashar and his regime do not belong to the human race, for their hearts are hard like stone, in fact even harder, as it has been revealed that hundreds of victims were executed in cold blood, either shot, slaughtered or burned. According to the Revolution Military Council in Banyas, up until last night, the number of martyrs has reached 800 in al-Bayda alone, including entire families, mostly women, children and elderly, whose bodies filled streets and paths. There was talk of more than a hundred martyrs in the Ra's al-Nabi' area in the city of Banyas that was overrun by Bashar's Shabiha intent on murder and rape.

This all occurs while the international community, headed by America, stands by watching silently without any reaction, confirms their complicity and plotting, even though the United States, in the words of  Jennifer Psaki, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, continues in its duplicity and claims it is "horrified" at the reports of these massacres, while White House spokesman Josh Ernst stressed the need to bring those responsible for the grave violation of human rights and international law to account, as if it wasn't America that ordered these appalling massacres and butchery since it is in their interest. In light of the facts about the Syrian revolution and its Islamic orientation - to prolong the conflict, hence an Islamic State is not established that will threaten America's interests and threaten the existence of a Jewish state, to weaken the grip and steadfastness of the people of al-Sham and compel them to accept the proposed meager political solution that is far as possible of their aim of the establishment of the Islamic Khilafah "Caliphate".

The current regimes in the Arab and Islamic lands, rather the regimes of humiliation, the rulers of shame and lapdogs, are also complicit with this tyrant due to their cowardice and failure to rescue their people and brothers, in fact they conspire against them and their revolution. Furthermore, they are satisfied in receiving the fleeing refugees that arrive to their countries escaping from treachery, killing and slaughter; that is, if we transcendently call these death camps which imprison them as their welcome.

These agent-regimes have not mobilized a single soldier in their army, or fired a single bullet from their stockpiles filled with weapons and ammunition to rescue the women and children of al-Sham! Whereas under the Islamic State, the role of the Khilafah "Caliphate"'s army was to protect the Ummah and support it; in which the Khalifah would prepare the army and equipment; chanting Takbeer with soldiers following suit chanting "Go to Jihad" to triumph the Deen of Allah, to avenge a woman's pleas for help and call for the Khaleefah, and to rescue a tormented elder or child. A single soldier with his Aqeedah and faith used to be equivalent to the enemy's entire army, demonstrating the Almighty's saying:

(وَجَاهِدُوا فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ هُوَ اجْتَبَاكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍ مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ هُوَ سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمينَ مِن قَبْلُ وَفِي هَذَا لِيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاء عَلَى النَّاسِ)

"And strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. Allah named you "Muslims" before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people."  [Surah al Haj: Aya 78]

 Oh Armies stowed in your barracks:

Enough of your silence! Do the scenes of killing, slaughter, fire and rape carried out nonstop against women, children and elderly not infuriate you?! Where are the men of the men? Where are those who possess sincerity to their Deen and Ummah? Where are the decision makers that will retaliate for the honor of women, blood of the martyrs and the agony of the wounded?

You have not been gathered to protect the rulers or to fight against your brothers in Deen. Your place is not on these artificial borders that were made to implant conflict and division among the Muslims. Instead, your position is to defend your Islamic Ummah... Your role is to support the Haqq (Truth) and Deen, and to support those who want to resume Allah's Shariah to the Earth... We in Hizb ut Tahrir, under the leadership of the eminent scholar, the sincere leader Ata ibn Khalil Abu Rashta, call on you to give the Hizb the Nusrah to establish the Khilafah "Caliphate" state to avenge your women and blood of your martyrs. So hasten oh armies... Be the supporters of Allah to attain glory in both worlds.

(فَآَتَاهُمُ اللهُ ثَوَابَ الدُّنْيَا وَحُسْنَ ثَوَابِ الآَخِرَةِ)

"So Allah gave them the reward of this world and the good reward of the Hereafter. And Allah loves the doers of good." [Surah 3: Aya 148]

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