A video shows Azouz, an Arab civilian from Raqqa, being tortured and threatened with slaughter and beheading by terrorist factions affiliated with the so-called Ministry of Defense of the de facto authority, allegedly for threatening to publish a video on Facebook.

On the same day, media outlets loyal to Abu Mohammad al-Jolani circulated another video showing the execution of three Arab civilians, falsely claiming the crime occurred in Hasakah and blaming the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

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Spatial and Temporal Contradictions (Key Indicator)
• Both videos (Azouz’s torture and the civilian executions) were released on the same day.
• Azouz explicitly states in his torture video that he is in Raqqa.
• The Hasakah claim contradicts the military reality, Azouz’s own testimony, and the identity of the cameraman.

📌 Conclusion: The crime occurred in areas controlled by the de facto authority, not in Hasakah.

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Visual Evidence Linking Azouz to the Execution Video

Analysis of the execution footage confirms:
• Identical clothing to that worn by Azouz in his torture video.
• Matching skin tone and visible hand features.
• Repeated calls of the name “Azouz” during filming.
• The name “Azouz” is uncommon in Syria, reducing coincidence.

📌 Conclusion: Azouz was a direct witness and the person who filmed the execution.

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Significance of Torture Statements

During torture, perpetrators repeatedly said:
• “You’re posting on Facebook.”
• “What are you threatening the guys with?”
• “Who are you threatening on Facebook?”

These statements align with the timing of the execution video, Azouz’s role as cameraman, and the immediate release of a counter-narrative by pro-authority media.

📌 Conclusion: Azouz was tortured to prevent him from publishing the authentic video documenting the crime.

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Systematic Media Fabrication

Pro-authority media:
• Published the execution video.
• Falsely blamed the SDF.
• Claimed the victims were “Arab Sunni civilians executed in Hasakah.”

In reality:
• Azouz is detained and tortured in Raqqa.
• The video was filmed in areas under the same factions’ control.
• No evidence supports the Hasakah narrative.

📌 Conclusion: A coordinated media fabrication aimed at exonerating perpetrators and framing another party.

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Final Assessment

Evidence indicates:
• Extrajudicial execution of civilians.
• Torture and death threats against a civilian witness.
• Obstruction of justice.
• Fabrication of evidence and media complicity.

The facts prove that the real perpetrators are factions affiliated with the so-called Ministry of Defense of the de facto authority, who carried out the arrest, torture, and executions while orchestrating a cover-up.

📌 These acts constitute:
• Grave war crimes.
• Serious violations of international humanitarian law.
• Crimes requiring an independent international investigation.

❓ Unavoidable question:
If the crime occurred in Hasakah as claimed,
what was Azouz threatening with?
Why was he tortured in Raqqa?
And why were both videos released on the same day?