Genocide: https://capitolhillmedia.substack.com/p/blood-in-the-concrete-alawites-druze In September 2025, I stood at the United Nations General Assembly during one of the most jarring diplomatic pivots in modern history. Inside the halls, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was welcoming the new President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly known by his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani). It was a historic scene: a man once on global terror lists being greeted as a head of state, signaling a new era of "pragmatic" geopolitics where oil, resources, and regional stability are taking center stage. But outside those halls, and across Syria, the cost of this transition has been paid in the currency of bloody violence. While world leaders like President Trump, President Putin, and MBS coordinate with this new administration, a darker reality of ethnic cleansing and mass atrocity is unfolding. My guest today, Dr. Sam Azkul, was at the UN to protest what he describes as a genocide occurring under the cover of this political shift. A Syrian-born physician and a member of the Druze minority, Dr. Azkul brings a harrowing perspective on the state-sponsored violence that has ravaged his community. However, he frames the crisis through a broader lens: when U.S. national security is threatened, instability ensues, and undesirable consequences follow. Unstable governments—whether in Syria or here in the United States—create conditions where atrocities can flourish. We focus specifically on the July 2025 massacres in Suwayda (Sweida), where human rights groups have documented extrajudicial executions, the burning of villages, and systemic atrocities targeting the Druze, Alawites, and Kurds. Dr. Azkul joins me to pull back the curtain on the 'New Syria' and share a harrowing account of the suffering that the global community—in its rush for resources—seems all too willing to overlook. We explore how this current instability may not be the hallmark of a successful transition, but rather the bellwether for the emergence of the 'next Afghanistan Syria's Dark Transition. In September 2025, I stood at the United Nations General Assembly during one of the most jarring diplomatic pivots in modern history. Inside the halls, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was welcoming the new President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly known by his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani). It was a historic scene: a man once on global terror lists being greeted as a head of state, signaling a new era of "pragmatic" geopolitics where oil, resources, and regional stability are taking center stage. But outside those halls, and across Syria, the cost of this transition has been paid in the currency of bloody violence. While world leaders like President Trump, President Putin, and MBS coordinate with this new administration, a darker reality of ethnic cleansing and mass atrocity is unfolding. My guest today, Dr. Sam Azkul, was at the UN to protest what he describes as a genocide occurring under the cover of this political shift. A Syrian-born physician and a member of the Druze minority, Dr. Azkul brings a harrowing perspective on the state-sponsored violence that has ravaged his community. However, he frames the crisis through a broader lens: when U.S. national security is threatened, instability ensues, and undesirable consequences follow. Unstable governments—whether in Syria or here in the United States—create conditions where atrocities can flourish. We focus specifical Click to https://chatmosa.com/live/summary/LEBE3Z887MPV38MTDYQXCEID14272 to learn more about this episode and see the visuals being shared on the jumbotron.
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