How Syrian government forces and factions are linked to the mass killings of Alawites

In 2020, the UN described “deeply troubling” reports of executions and abuses at the hands of HTS law enforcement authorities. Human Rights Watch documented how HTS, killed 149 Alawites.

Syrian security forces stand alongside a pick-up truck on the Latakia-Jableh highway in western Syria, on March 21, 2025. A Reuters investigation found that thousands of forces carried out a wave of deadly attacks on Alawite villages in the region, leaving nearly 1,500 dead from March 7-9, 2025.

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ByREUTERS

JUNE 30, 2025 16:49