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A summary of the briefing provided by Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal, President of the Supreme Alawite Islamic Council, during events at the U.S. Congress in March 2026.
DATE
March 20, 2026
LOCATION
Washington D.C.
The briefing provided by Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal, President of the Supreme Alawite Islamic Council, during events at the U.S. Congress (organized by the "Foundation for the Development of Western Syria") in March 2026, focused on the following core points:
Sheikh Ghazal provided testimony regarding the events of March 2025 (The Coast Massacre) and the subsequent targeting of religious components in Syria, emphasizing that what occurred was systematic ethnic and sectarian cleansing.
The Sheikh criticized the "de facto authority" in Damascus, asserting that it employs the same previous tools of repression and lacks comprehensive national legitimacy, especially after the lifting of international sanctions without real guarantees.
Sheikh Ghazal proposed political federalism not as a partition option, but as a "survival option" and a guarantee against the recurrence of massacres. He stressed that decentralization is the optimal solution for a multi-sectarian state.
This speech was delivered on the first anniversary of the March 2025 events, supported by members of the U.S. Congress (such as Rep. Ryan Mackenzie and Scott Perry) who expressed concern over escalating violence against minorities in Syria.
Western Syria Alliance (WSA) March 2026
