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This was one of the biggest massacres during the Syrian conflict,
Abdurrahman said about the killings of Alawite civilians
It was very very bad. Bodies were on the streets,
as he was fleeing, ... Sheha said, speaking by phone from nearly 12 miles away from the city
The United States condemns the radical Islamist terrorists, including foreign jihadis, that murdered people in western Syria in recent days. The United States stands with Syria's religious and ethnic minorities, including its Christian, Druze, Alawite, and Kurdish communities, and offers its condolences to the victims and their families, ... Syria's interim authorities must hold the perpetrators of these massacres against Syria's minority communities accountable."
Rubio said in the statement, adding
Europe must not fail in reading the reality,
Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told Germany's Bild newspaper
However and his men were jihadists and remain jihadists, even if they now wear suits,
he arguedThis weekend, the masks came off, as men mercilessly massacred their own people,
he addedNo one has the right to erase another group.”
Sharaa had tried to quell such fears, telling CNN in December
A variety of marginal groups have been detected organizing unauthorized demonstrations in Şişli via social media platforms. These factions, attempting to disrupt the peace and stability of our city and fellow citizens, will not be permitted to carry out illegal protests or press declarations,
the district governor's office stated in a written announcement
Rest assured about Syria, this country has the characteristics for survival,
al-Sharaa said in a video at a mosque in Mazzah, Damascus
Some of the unconfirmed list of the [new] cabinet are coming out and we’re seeing that there are Alawite members in the cabinet, Kurds, Turkmen, Arabs, Sunni, Shia, Muslims, Christians [which] is absolutely necessary for this country,
he addedMany war criminals affiliated with the al-Assad regime and groups of armed remnants fled to the village,
the report addedThe pictures coming out are indeed horrific. There is a high death toll, and the numbers are expected to increase in the coming hours and days because officials who have control of the area are still discovering [bodies]. As of now, it’s extremely difficult to clarify the exact number,
he saidWe are fully committed to maintaining civil peace and protecting all citizens -- there will be no tolerance for any violations of this principle,
Kinivati was quoted by state TV as saying
Recent events show just how fragile #Syria's post-#Assad transitional period is -- and remains. Syrians in all corners are desperate to turn over a new leaf, but the costs of 13yrs of brutal conflict don't dissolve overnight. The pot boiled over."
Charles Lister, director of the Middle East Institute's Syria program, wrote in an X post on Saturday
The Secretary-General strongly condemns all violence in Syria and calls on the parties to protect civilians and cease hostilities. The Secretary-General is alarmed by the risk of escalating tensions among communities in Syria at a time when reconciliation and peaceful political transition should be the priority."
Stephane Dujarric, a spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary General, said in a press statement on FridayThere is only one way forward for the coast and that it true inter-communal dialogues. Alawites must understand the Sunni experience while the new govt must start to empower genuine anti-regime Alawites (which absolutely exist, I've met them) to slowly erode the extremists."
Gregory Waters, a researcher at the Syrian Archive and analyst at Counter Extremist Project, wrote on X on SaturdayTony Petrus and his son Fadi Petrus, two Antiochian Greeks, were killed today in the pogrom launched by HTS against the mixed Christian and Alawite region."
Greco-Levantines World Wide, a nonprofit, wrote in an X, formerly Twitter, post on FridayWhen we give up on our morals, us and our enemy end up on the same side."
In a Friday night address, Sharaa supported a crackdown in the area, and urged security forces to not exaggerate their responses, sayingInterim gov't military ops on #Syria's Coast have been frozen & all roads shut in order to remove gunmen not under the command of the Defense & Interior ministries. 2 groups captured so far, while pro-#Assad attacks continue (3 in past hour)."
In an earlier X post he wroteA total of 353 Alawite civilians lost their lives in #Syria yesterday, and dozens more were injured with varying degrees of severity."
Joshua Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, wrote in an X post on Saturday