Press Release
The Sides Involved in the Raging War in Idlib: The Disbelievers, their Allied Countries, and the Sincere Muslims
(Translated)

After 22 days, Russia repeated its air attacks on Idlib on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. These attacks, which targeted villages and towns in Idlib, killed hundreds of civilians and injured double that amount indiscriminately whether they were young or old. Officials of the said countries made many statements before and after the attacks. On the 29^th of August, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov labeled the factions in Idlib as “terrorists”, and addressed the Western countries to demand them not to “obstruct the anti-terrorist operations”. The Foreign Minister of the Syrian murderous regime Walid Al-Muallim said on September 2, “The operations which are being planned for Idlib are oriented to cleanse the area from the Jihadist groups.” On September 3, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif: “It is incumbent to cleanse the remaining traces of the “terrorists” in Idlib, and the area must be returned to the control of the Syrian people.” On August 31, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Oglo: “We must work together in order to eradicate some of the “extremist” groups in Idlib.”

On August 29, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham was placed on the list of the “terrorist” organizations by the decree of the Turkish Republic President. Finally, American President Trump announced: “With the Russians and Iranians’ participation in this possible humanitarian crisis; they’re committing a big humanitarian mistake.” It’s as if he’s not standing behind the constant alliance between Russia, Iran, and the Syrian regime! With this, America has given the green light to Russia rather than warning it, since Russia could not have carried out its attacks without this green light.

The Turkish government, which claims to stand by the opposition and the oppressed, sadly takes its place by the disbelievers (Kuffar) in the clash between truth and falsehood, led by Russia and Iran in a bid to maintain the Syrian regime. This is through including America in its plots, participating in analytical operations, and taking on the most important field roles via its intelligence. Both Foreign and Defense Ministers and top officials of the intelligence organizations are in a frantic bustle and shuttling efforts from one country to another in the past months, where they were weaving their alliance between Russia, Iran, and America. Aside from this, their counterparts from the American, Russian, and Iranian officials are making extensive visits to Turkey. The objective behind these extensive visits is, without doubt, about Idlib and the roadmap post-Idlib. Turkey, which neighbors Syria, its people are Muslim, it is resisting the leadership of the area, sadly has no plan or objective in Syria. The worst thing than this is that it is siding by the disbelievers in this battle which will enter the books of history as being a badge of shame and disgrace.

O Muslims! The battle occurring in Idlib is not a battle of alliance between Russia, Iran, and the dictatorship against America and the West. It is a barbaric war led by America and its allies to attack Islam and the sincere Muslims trapped in Idlib. It is an unbalanced battle between Islam and the disbelievers, and between truth and falsehood. Turkey, in this open war, which has no mercy on anyone, is merely ordering with American orders, moves in cooperation with murderous Russia and its ally Iran, and in reality it is siding with the Syrian regime against the opposition which it tricked many times.

These treacherous crimes are repeating in Aleppo, surrendering Idlib to the regime, and surrendering the millions of innocent people to the Syrian regime. When will President Erdogan think of himself being judged in front of Allah (swt), and repent for this mistake? When will he ever reject the plots of the disbelievers (Kuffar)?

Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir
in Wilayah Turkey