In the province of Tartus, in western Syria, where the majority of the inhabitants are Alawites, six civilians were killed in a village, including a local official.
Twelve civilians, the majority of these Alawites, were killed today by armed men in western and central Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, three weeks after the massacres committed against this minority group, from which the former President of Bashar, came from.
In the province of Tartus, in western Syria, where the majority of residents are Alawites, six civilians were killed in a village, including a local official, according to the Observatory.
The attackers used a former camp as a base that has now been occupied by forces of the Ministries of Defense and the Interior. According to the NGO, the attackers allegedly shouted a religious character before executing the six civilians.
In Homs, two gunmen stormed into a house in a neighborhood where they live together Alawites and Sunnis, cold -blooded by a woman and three of her children, including a little girl, and injuring the father. The family members were Alawites.
Two Sunni Muslims who visit the family were also killed, he added the observatory, stating that the perpetrators were “a security officer and his son”.
The new Syrian authorities have the difficult task of restoring stability in a country that has been dissolved by 14 years of civil war.
These today’s attacks come almost three weeks after massacres on the Syrian coast, amid conflict between security forces and former President Assad’s supporters.
Syrian security forces, allied groups and foreign jihadists are accused of committing the worst atrocities after overthrowing Assad on December 8th by a coalition led by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sam (HTS).
The Syrian Observatory reported massacres of Alawites left behind by more than 1,700 dead and exterminated entire families, especially on March 7 and 8. Before executing or leaving their victims free, their perpetrators asked whether they were Alawites or Sunnis, according to survivors and several NGOs.
The Observatory and activists have released a video showing executions of unarmed civilians.
More than 21,000 people have fled to the Northern Lebanon, which borders the Syrian coast, according to the UN.
Syrian transitional president Ahmed Sarah has pledged to be prosecuted by officials and set up an independent Inquiry Committee for this purpose. However, summary executions and vendettes occur regularly, according to the Observatory.
Source: RES-EIA