simona: abu ayoub's men are treading a fine line.n the one hand, they must heed people's calls for justice, and arrest those with blood on their hands. at the same time, they must shield the alawite minority from arbitrary retaliation. already, videos of revenge attacks have stoked fears that sectarian tensions are beginning to spiral out of control. in this video, a sunni fighter appears to threaten the alawite community, calling them shabiha, the word for assad's shadowy militia. >> to the alawite shabiha in latakia, the land is not yours, either you defect or we will rip you apart. simona: we couldn't independently verify the man's affiliation, but showed the video to abu ayoub. >> this is individual behavior. maybe he doesn't even belong to any faction. alawite -- simona: the commander is adamant that hts general security is not responsible for acts of sectarian violence. >> there are some criminals who try to spread panic among the people so that it reflects badly on us. they say we've come to kill the people here, take the peop