This photo released by the official Syrian Arab news agency (SANA) shows Syrians attending the funerals of people killed in the previous day's clashes between government forces and militants loyal to the ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, on March 7, 2025, in Hama. (Credit: SANA/AFP)
From his apartment in Damascus, Hadi* watched in horror as massacres bloodied western Syria between March 6 and 10.“I refuse to accept that innocent Alawites, the elderly, and women are being killed,” said the 22-year-old medical student, who grew up in a family that supported the 2011 revolution. “Above all, I cannot accept that these people kill in the name of my religion. It upsets me.”According to the latest report from the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the massacres on the Syrian coast have killed 1,034 people in Latakia, Tartous, Homs, and Hama, mostly between March 6 and 9. Among them, 211 members of the security forces and 228 civilians were killed by pro-Assad elements. At least 595 people — including civilians and unarmed remnants of the regime — were killed by fighters aligned with the new authorities. The Syrian...
From his apartment in Damascus, Hadi* watched in horror as massacres bloodied western Syria between March 6 and 10.“I refuse to accept that innocent Alawites, the elderly, and women are being killed,” said the 22-year-old medical student, who grew up in a family that supported the 2011 revolution. “Above all, I cannot accept that these people kill in the name of my religion. It upsets me.”According to the latest report from the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the massacres on the Syrian coast have killed 1,034 people in Latakia, Tartous, Homs, and Hama, mostly between March 6 and 9. Among them, 211 members of the security forces and 228 civilians were killed by pro-Assad elements. At least 595 people — including civilians and unarmed remnants of the regime — were killed by fighters aligned with the new authorities. The...