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Killing of an Alawite youth in the countryside of Hama
Kill the young manJamal Al Qasim, from the Alawite sect, was stabbed with knives inside his house in the village of Ghor al-Assi in the countryside of Hama on 24 August 2025, by members of HTS. The report pointed out that the incident comes within the framework of the “policy of forced displacement and demographic change” in Homs and Hama, where half of the village’s population has been displaced, and those who remain face arrest or killing.
A young Alawite man was killed after being kidnapped in Damascus
The young man’s body was foundMilad Issa Merhej, from the village of Al-Buwaytat in the countryside of Latakia and resident of Talksawa in Damascus, was killed in the Al-Qadam area of Damascus on the morning of August 24, 2025, after being kidnapped on August 19 by a group affiliated with Hay ‘at Tahrir al-Sham. Milad, from the Alawite sect, was working on a carpet on the streets of Damascus.
Kidnapping of an Alawi student in the countryside of Homs
The young man was kidnappedYaser Mahmoud Mohammed Suleiman, from the village of Beit Qurain in the countryside of Tel Kalakh in Homs, on 24 August 2025, while returning from a language institute in Homs. Although his family paid a ransom of $5,000, the kidnappers did not release him, and his fate remains unknown. Mahmoud belongs to the Alawite sect.
Kidnapping of an Alawite woman in the countryside of Masyaf
The woman was abductedMarwa Ghazi Sobh(31 years old), from the village of Deir Shamil and married in the village of Qurayyat in Sahl al-Ghab, noon 25 August 2025, in the area of Karaj Masyaf. Her husband received a call from the kidnapper asking for a ransom and hung up the phone after insulting him. The husband made an offer to the Public Prosecution in Masyaf to report the incident.
Alawite man killed in Homs prisons
The family of Mr.Moahand Al Saleh, from the village of Ain al-Dananir in the countryside of Homs, his body on 25 August 2025, after he was killed in one of the prisons of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Homs. Muhannad was arrested on 22 February 2025 without charge or warrant and has not been brought before a court in six months.
Shia man killed in Damascus countryside
The body of Mr.Ali Atta Awad, from the town of Al-Zahra in the countryside of Aleppo and resident of Al-Sayeda Zainab in Damascus, was killed by several shots in Al-Kiswah in the countryside of Damascus on August 26, 2025, after being kidnapped the day before. Ali, who is married with 5 children, belongs to the Shia community.
Killing of a young man in Jabal Qasioun in Damascus
The directory platform reported the death of the young manFawaz Radwan Al-Omari(21 years old), a law student, and his cousin’s injuryYoussef Arman(21 years old) with sharp wounds to the shoulder, as a result of gunfire near Mount Qasioun in Damascus at dawn on Sunday, August 24, 2025. The platform quoted the statement of Youssef Arman, the survivor of the incident, that a member of the General Security approached them to inquire about wearing “shorts”, and then suggested climbing to Mount Qasyoun despite its closure at night, and surprised them by shooting screaming: “O shabiha, you dogs.” Fawaz was fatally shot in the neck, while Youssef managed to escape. The platform confirmed the arrest of the perpetrator, who justified the crime by believing that the two young men were “shabiha” because of their luxury car, and the relatives of the victim demanded “justice” without justifications such as “psychological disorder” for the perpetrator.
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Arson in the Al-Ghab Plain
Eyewitnesses in the Al-Ghab Plain documented, through video clips, that drones belonging to HTS dropped flaming bombs on the forests and bushes of Alawite villages, including Deir Shamil, Masaken al-Zawi Factory, Khan Jalimdon, and Qurayyat, on 24 August 2025.
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Local testimonies confirmed the continuation of these acts for more than a month, starting from the Deir Shamil camp (coordinates: 35.2277041, 36.3476376), which includes “foreign terrorists,” according to the report. Sources also criticized the conduct of the “White Helmets” organizationemptying water tankson roads rather than extinguishing fires.
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