Shafaq News/ The death toll from ongoing violence in Syria’scoastal region has risen to 1,225 civilians since hostilities erupted on March6, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
The violence spread through the coastal region—home to asignificant Alawite population—on Thursday, after Syria’s government reportedthat its forces had been attacked by remnants of the former regime of oustedleader Bashar al-Assad, an Alawite. Security forces were deployed to quell theunrest, while mosques in government-held areas called for jihad, or holystruggle, amid the escalating tensions.
SOHR reported that at least 132 Alawite civilians werekilled on Tuesday alone, including 72 in Tartus and 60 in Latakia. Thefatalities were recorded in several locations, including Baniyas and Jabla, aswell as other areas across both provinces.
Since the outbreak of violence—described as among thebloodiest 72 hours in Syria’s modern history—SOHR has documented at least 47massacres in Latakia and Tartus. Clashes between Alawite armed groups andSyrian security forces escalated into widespread killings and field executions.
According to SOHR, the civilian death toll by provinceincludes 658 in Latakia, 384 in Tartus, 171 in Hama, and 12 in Homs. Themonitor noted that many of these deaths resulted from targeted sectarian andregional attacks, with reports of entire families being executed, homes set onfire, and forced displacements carried out by security forces and affiliatedmilitias.
“The continued lack of accountability for those responsiblehas allowed these crimes to persist unchecked,” SOHR stated, raising concernsover potential war crimes and human rights violations.
Meanwhile, civilians fleeing the violence continue to seekrefuge, with many crossing into Lebanon, carrying children and what little theycan take with them.
Pressure is mounting on the Syrian government to investigatethe incidents, particularly as reports of civilian deaths grow. "Many ofthe documented cases involve summary executions, appearing to have been carriedout on a sectarian basis," UN Human Rights Office spokesperson ThameenAl-Kheetan told reporters. He cited testimonies from survivors, stating that insome cases, men were executed in front of their families.
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