The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime marks a dramatic shift in Middle Eastern geopolitics. After years of civil war, sanctions, and international isolation, Assad's government has been overthrown by a coalition of rebel groups, including remnants of the Islamic State. While some may celebrate his demise as the end of tyranny, the power vacuum left in his wake has unleashed chaos, leaving Western nations like Britain vulnerable to another wave of asylum seekers from Syria.
Shia minority replacement by the Islamic State.
Assad, a member of the Alawite sect of Shia Islam, ruled Syria with an iron fist for over two decades. The Alawites, who make up around 12% of Syria's population, are Shia Muslims, the religious sect who have been at war with the Sunnis for decades. Under Assad’s rule, the Alawite minority maintained control over a Sunni-majority nation, often resorting to brutal tactics to quash dissent and preserve their dominance. This battle between Shia and Sunni Muslims is second only to both tribes hating Jews more.
Now that Assad's regime has collapsed it leaves the minority Shia population exposed to retribution from the new ruling Islamic State, with experts warning at least 2 million will seek asylum in Europe.
Religious Purge
The new leader of Syria, Abu Ahmed al-Husseini, represents a stark ideological shift. He is a Sunni, a terrorist, and a former regional leader of ISIS. al-Husseini is a hardline Sunni Islamist whose rise to power signals a return to extremist governance. There are reports of an inevitable religious purge being underway already. The Sunni majority, emboldened by his leadership, has already begun targeting minority groups causing thousands to flee west.
Britain has forked-out over TWO BILLION POUNDS on Syrian refugees in the last decade alone.
In the past decade Britain has granted asylum to over 50,000 Syrian refugees. Estimates suggest the cost of housing, healthcare, and integration for them exceeds £2 billion. Despite promises of "temporary protection," only a fraction have returned home with many now saying they have no intention of going back home as they have 'made a life' in the UK.
Government statistics show that many refugees are of working-age men, while official surveys highlight difficulties integrating due to cultural and linguistic barriers. That's official jargon for them not attempting to integrate, being on benefits and turning where they live into a ghetto.
Now, that the Sunni led Islamic State has taken power a new group of refugees has been formed. Experts predict a new wave of asylum seekers will head to Britain, citing fears of violence, persecution, and economic collapse. Charities and NGOs have already reported an uptick in applications for resettlement programmes. Critics argue that this migration will exacerbate existing pressures on housing, schools, and social services.
History shows that Syrian migrants often bring their ethnic and religious divisions with them. We are about to have thousands of Shia muslims arrive here, with 50,000 Sunnis already, here with no signs of them going, what could possibly go wrong?
Expect the two opposing Syrian sects to soon be fighting on the streets of Britain.
Sectarian tensions, once confined to the Middle East, are now being fought out in Europe, with inter-community clashes in major cities a regular thing in Britain. The country is about to import more of that problem because, unlike the BBC's view of the world, those ethnic, racial and religious tensions aren't all left at the border, they're brought with them, left to fester, and grow until they boil over and start fighting each other on the streets of Britain.
As more Syrians seek refuge, the question arises: how many of those already here will actually return now that Assad is gone?
Reports indicate that no planes have been chartered for their repatriation by the very charities that championed their cause. Instead, Britain is poised to absorb even more migrants, from the very group that they were fighting. The government’s next steps will be crucial. Will they protect national interests, and send them all back to Syria, which after all, is nothing to do with us, or will they bow to pressure and open the floodgates? The public must watch closely—and hold them accountable.
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