This is John Batchel, colleague Akhmaj Harawi, commenting on Al-Shara, the self-named president of Syria,

and his participation or absence in the recent massacres in Suwaita province of the Druze by elements of the Bedouin tribe,

but also elements of the Syrian National Army.

Following weeks ago, massacre of Aloit's on the coast cities,

by his supporters or the people who now and again obey him,

is he more than the mayor of Damascus?

Al-Qaeda comments.

Al-Sharah, the president of Syria, what does it mean?

More of this later.

He's the mayor of Syria's major cities.

Let me, I mean, if, again, an area like Souseda that has no natural resources, and if it's isolated, again, it has no borders with, or at least border crossings with

Jordan.

It would be very hard for them to sustain a local autonomous rule.

But yes, he is technically the mayor of Damascus, Aleppo and Homs.

These are the three big cities in Syria.

But, I mean, he can't govern a whole – I mean, he can't reach his ambition of one unified Syria if he remains –

if he keeps, again, keeps promoting foreign jihadists in his army, does not hold people accountable

and does not ensure a political system that gives equal

rights to all Syrians regardless of their religion and ethnicity.