Civilian death toll from Syrian government massacres surpasses 1,300 as bodies continue to be found

Civilian death toll from Syrian government massacres surpasses 1,300 as bodies continue to be found

Lance D Johnson

• The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reports over 1,383 civilians killed in recent massacres on Syria’s coast.
• Videos circulating on social media show mass graves and unarmed civilians, including women and children, being executed.
• Syria’s de facto President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a former Al-Qaeda commander, admits the violence was seen as an “opportunity for revenge.”
• Thousands of Alawite Muslims, a religious minority, have fled to Lebanon amid the ongoing violence.
• Foreign fighters and Syrian security forces are implicated in the killings, with evidence captured on video by the perpetrators themselves.

The Syrian coast has become a blood-soaked battleground as the civilian death toll from government-led massacres has surged past 1,300, with bodies still being discovered in mass graves and scattered across villages. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a UK-based war monitor, reported on March 12 that the killings, primarily targeting the Alawite Muslim minority, have reached a staggering 1,383 victims. The numbers are expected to rise as more bodies are uncovered.

The massacres, carried out by forces aligned with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)-led government, have been described as systematic and brutal. Videos circulating on social media show dozens of bodies strewn across the ground, with some being buried in mass graves in villages like Sanubir in the Jableh countryside. The majority of the victims are Alawites, a religious minority to which former President Bashar al-Assad belongs.

The international community has remained largely silent, with no significant condemnation or action taken to address the atrocities. The lack of accountability has allowed the cycle of violence to continue, with civilians paying the ultimate price.

As the death toll climbs and the world looks away, one must ask: How many more must die before the international community takes meaningful action? The massacres on Syria’s coast are not just a tragedy for the Alawite minority; they are a stark reminder of the human cost of unchecked power and the dangers of allowing hatred to fester.

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