Shafaq News/ Armed groups loyal to Syria's new leadership carried out 35executions over the past three days, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR)reported on Monday, as concerns grow over escalating abuses and minority safetyin post-Assad Syria.
SOHR stated that opposition authorities, who ousted President Basharal-Assad last month, detained dozens of fighters from factions linked to theruling coalition. These fighters are accused of committing severe violations,including extrajudicial killings and abuses, during security operations in northernand western rural Homs.
“These arrests follow grave violations, including summary executions andthe humiliation of dozens of individuals from minority sects, such as Alawites,Shia, and Murshidis, in villages across the region,” the Observatory said. Itadded that the chaos and proliferation of weapons enabled these crimes, oftencarried out by individuals seeking favor with the new military leadership.
The reported abuses extend to mass arrests, desecration of religioussymbols, and acts of violence described by the Observatory as “unprecedentedlevel of violence,” including corpse mutilation and brutal killings targetingcivilians.
Syrian state news agency SANA quoted current authorities as distancingthemselves from the incidents, stating that "a criminal group exploitedthe situation to commit abuses against residents, impersonating securityforces."
Minority groups, including Alawites, Armenians, Kurds, Shia Muslims,Ismailis, Druze, and Christians, have expressed fears of retribution under theemerging Islamist leadership, whose governance framework remains unclear. Many,particularly Alawites—the sect of former President Al-Assad—have fled thecountry, often through Lebanon, fearing reprisals.
Before Al-Assad’s fall, Syria's religious minorities enjoyed relativefreedom of worship, leading some to oppose the 2011 uprising. Now, fears ofsectarian violence have grown as these groups face uncertainty in the newpolitical landscape.
Human Rights Watch has urged Syria’s new rulers to deploy securityforces where needed to protect vulnerable religious and ethnic minorities,often perceived as loyal to the previous government. The organization alsocalled for inclusive governance, ensuring that minorities and politicalfactions from diverse backgrounds are involved in shaping Syria’s future.
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