According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 1,700 citizens, in the majority of civilians, were killed.
The new de facto government of Syria assured Friday that it is “studying in depth” by Amnesty International, calling for investigation into the massacres committed in March, with mainly victims of Alawites, members of the Syrian minority to which the overthrow belongs.
In early March, the coastal areas of Western Syria were converted into the theater of the worst killings after taking power in early December an alliance under the leadership of Islamists.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, more than 1,700 citizens, in the majority of civilians, were killed.
In a statement released on Friday, the new power said that “it is in depth the amnesty report on events on the Syrian coast” and the “preliminary conclusions it contains”.
“It is left to the National Independent Research and Determination Committee to evaluate them, on the basis of its mandate, its independence and the powers granted it by presidential executive decree,” the statement continues.
On Thursday, International Amnesia asked the De Facto Syrian authorities to make sure that those responsible for these massacres would be brought before justice, referring to possible “war crimes”.
The new power in Damascus has accused armed followers of former President Assad of provoking the outbreak of violence by launching attacks on new security forces.
The new authorities of temporary President Ahmad al -Sarah have adorned that “the (amnesty) report did not take into account” the broader context of events “.
Violence began with a “premeditated attack” committed by “remains of the previous regime” and targeted “Army and Internal Security Services”, he noted.
In the ensuing chaos, he continued, “retaliation actions and serious violations took place,” he admitted, promising that research would be carried out and a report would be made public within a month.
On Monday, another twelve civilians, mostly Alawites, were assassinated by gunmen in western and central Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a non -governmental organization based in Britain, based on a wide network of sources in the country.
SOURCE: RES-EIA