The Turkish intervention aims to change the demographics of the Syrian coast.

Statements by Dr. Walid Phares from the conference held at the US Congress:

We do not have a minority on the coast, but rather an ethnic community with its own identity.

The coast should at least be closed off to foreign interference.

What happened was not a confrontation between jihadist organizations and the regime, but rather a coup.

There is a Turkish ideological goal being implemented through jihadist organizations to change the demographics in Alawite areas.

These organizations do not kill “Assad’s remnants,” but rather target the Alawites as a sect.

There is something important in the Syrian waters after the coast, and it is the second target of the jihadist project.

Daily conversations on the coast reflect a rejection of living with jihadists, but not with the rest of Syrian society.

The point is: An Alawite can live with a Sunni, but he cannot live with a jihadist.

We are in a race between what we can do in cooperation with the international community, and what jihadist organizations can do in terms of cleansing the Christian Valley and Alawite areas.

The priority now: the jihadists must be stopped before talking about federalism or any other political solutions.

The appeal: Stop them first, save lives by contacting Congress and international bodies… meaning: Save the world before it's too late!

Statements attributed to Amjad Hassan Badran