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Hama, September 6, 2025 – Residents of the village of Al-Safsafiyah in the Hama countryside found the bodies of Alaa Mansour and Maher Mansour, brothers from the Alawite sect, dumped in the Orontes River this afternoon. According to local sources, “the two brothers were forcibly kidnapped from their home in the village on August 24 by armed members of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.”
In a related development, the city of Homs witnessed the killing of Mazen Najla, 37, an Alawite, this evening, following a shooting attack on his shop in the al-Nuzha neighborhood. Reports indicated that “the attack was carried out by an armed group, and resulted in the injury of another person who was present with the victim.”
Damascus, September 5, 2025 – The families of four Druze men from Sweida identified the bodies of their sons at al-Mouwasat and al-Mujtahid Hospitals in Damascus, after their photos were leaked via Telegram. The victims are: Akram Badro Hatoum, engineer Faisal Salama Hatoum (born 1980), craftsman Youssef Hamad Amer, and Raja Jihad Abu al-Muna. Local sources confirmed that “the victims were kidnapped in mid-July by members of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and were later liquidated.”
Homs Countryside, September 6, 2025 – Armed elements carried out mass arrests targeting Christian women and men in the city of al-Qusayr in the western Homs countryside, without clarifying the reasons. Among those arrested are: Enaam Wakim, Rita Wakim, Amir Kasouha, Haidar Kasouha, Emile Kasouha, Nasser Nassour, Shibli Nassour, Musab Nassour, Talal Haddad, Youssef Haddad, Osama Safwan Jarous, and Safwan Jarous. Local sources indicated that “the harassment targeting Christians in Qusayr aims to displace them.”
Lattakia, September 6, 2025 – The so-called Interior Ministry affiliated with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham announced the arrest of Alawite media activist Jaafar Safir Ali al-Saloum from the city of Lattakia, accusing him of leading a “terrorist cell” and providing coordinates to external parties. Local sources considered that “the charges against al-Saloum are flimsy justifications used to target Alawites, as the accusation of ‘remnants’ has become a pretext for arresting anyone from this sect.”
In the Latakia countryside, General Security forces carried out a nighttime arrest campaign in the village of Astamo, targeting six people, including Hussein Athar Fadel (15 years old), Hussein al-Saadi, Ali Khairbek, Maher Mia, and his son Salman Mia.
Jableh countryside, September 6, 2025 – Locals found the body of Yael Saqr Abdullah (Aziz), a young man from the Alawite sect, dumped in the village of al-Rahbiyeh at the Beit al-Ra’i intersection, according to the Al-Hadath page from Beit Yashout.
Tartous, September 3, 2025 – Contact with Ali Ahmed Hussein, a 35-year-old Alawite, has been missing since Wednesday evening, with no information on his fate.
The families of Wael Ali Muhammad (Wael Darwish) and his friend Raad also lost contact after they headed to a meeting in the Inshaat area of Tartous at the invitation of a person called Abu Ibrahim.
In the same context, Sham TV received an appeal from workers in the Tartous fuel branch, who confirmed that “their transfer to work sites more than 100 kilometers away from their homes is aimed at forcing them to resign.” They pointed out that workers were being brought in from Idlib in their place, and that women were being transferred from Baniyas to the southern Tartous countryside. They were also forced to work on official holidays and prevented from using company vehicles.
Hama, September 4, 2025 – Three members of the Shiite Alloush family, displaced from the town of al-Foua in the Idlib countryside, were killed in direct gunfire by members of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in front of a shelter at the Taher al-Shaar School near the youth housing complex. Among the victims was sports coach Hassan Alloush, while two others were wounded.
Homs Countryside, September 2, 2025 – Archbishop Michel Naaman, the general episcopal vicar of the Syriac Catholic Archdiocese of Homs, Hama, and al-Nabk, was subjected to an armed robbery outside his home in the predominantly Christian village of Zaidal. Eyewitnesses reported that “two masked men, who claimed to be members of the Public Security Forces, threatened Naaman with weapons and stole his gold cross and personal belongings,” in an incident that nearly cost him his life.
سوريا: موجة عنف واعتقالات تستهدف الطوائف الدينية في عدة محافظات (صور)
