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Syrian governorates have witnessed a series of attacks and assaults targeting civilians of different sects, including Shiites, Alawites and Christians, in addition to killings and assassinations in the countryside of Aleppo and Hama, the loss of a young man in Tartus, and attacks on private property in Homs and Tartus. The rape of an Alawite girl against a sectarian background also provoked widespread anger in the local community, amid accusations of members of the General Security and the Headquarters for the Liberation of Al-Sham of involvement in these violations.
One person was killed and others injured in the countryside of Aleppo
Ali Faraj Al-Sayed was killed, and Youssef Muhammad Hammam and Alaa Rashid Al-Sayed, members of the Shiite community in the town of Al-Zahra, were injured by gunfire from a car belonging to the General Security at the Bayanoun junction in the countryside of Aleppo on the morning of September 21, while they were heading to work.
Crime in Homs
Two members of the General Security stormed the shop of Hashem Melhem in the displaced persons neighborhood of Homs city on the evening of September 19, and shot him and his 18-year-old nephew. The attack killed Hashem, while his nephew was injured.
Missing a young man in Tartous
Contact with the young man Milad Iskandar, from the village of Beit Kamouna in Tartous, has been cut off since the evening of 9 September, after he informed his family that he was heading to the bridge of the National Hospital. Since then, his trail has disappeared, while his family appealed to anyone who has any information to contact them via 0995771950.
Alawite man killed in Dreikish
On the morning of September 18, civil sources reported the killing of Ramadan Kiwan, following gunfire from members of the General Security, as he was heading to his land in the village of Takhla in the Draikish area in the countryside of Tartous. The sources added that the family was informed of the incident by Daesh members, without receiving the body.
The sources also pointed out that the General Security deployed three temporary checkpoints in the same area with heavy shooting and restrictions on the people. She pointed out that such cases were recorded in which families were informed of the death of their relatives only to find out later that they were alive, which raised doubts about the credibility of these notifications.
Assassination in Hama countryside
Engineer Salah al-Din Hammoud was killed on 16 September in the city of Halfaya in the countryside of Hama, after he was targeted by a group affiliated with the “General Security” while driving his car. According to local sources, the group is still present in the region openly and without accountability.
Attack on a bar in Tartous
An extremist group attacked the Zaroub bar in the city of Tartous, for selling alcoholic beverages that it considered contrary to the provisions of Islamic law promoted by the Salafi regime in Damascus. This attack is the second of its kind after a similar incident last May.
Targeting a Christian house in Al-Qusayr
Armed men burned the house of Salim Wakim in the town of Al-Qusayr in the countryside of Homs, as part of what local sources described as attempts to push Christians to migrate from the area.
Rape case sparks outrage
The young woman, Rawan Asaad Mahfoud, gave details of a rape incident she was subjected to by a group of young men from the village of Al-Asharna. She said that she was insulted against a sectarian background with the phrase “Alawite, you dog”, and that the assailants did not allow her to wear her clothes before they left, and they also broke her phone while her mother was calling her.
According to local sources, the perpetrators of the attack are suspected to belong to factions affiliated with HTS. The incident continues to provoke angry reactions among members of the Alawite community, amid assurances that those responsible will not be held accountable.
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