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Massacres of Alawites in Syria
More than 300 civilians from the Alawite minority have been killed by security forces and their allies as the new Syrian government continues to fight militants loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad. This was reported by AFP with reference to the Syrian Monitoring Centre.
Human rights activists said that after the fall of the Assad government in December, the new government faced one of the toughest challenges yet – the purge of supporters of the ousted regime. The situation is particularly difficult in the Mediterranean region of Syria, where the Alawite population is concentrated.
A wave of violence and mass executions
The Syrian Monitoring Centre reports that since the fall of Assad, at least 340 Alawite civilians have been killed in the coastal areas and mountains of Latakia.
According to sources, most of the killings took place during executions carried out by security forces and their allies. There have also been reports of looting of the victims’ homes and property.
The total number of victims exceeded 550
According to human rights activists, the total number of people killed in the new round of violence has reached 553. Among them:
▪️ 340 civilian Alawites
▪️ 93 representatives of the new government’s security forces
▪️ 120 militants who fought on the side of Assad
The situation in Syria remains critical, and the country faces the threat of a new wave of ethnic and political violence.
