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In recent days, the governorates of Homs, Tartus, and Hama have witnessed sporadic incidents that resulted in the killing of civilians belonging to the Shiite, Alawite, and Murshidi sects, in addition to kidnap a young woman in the countryside of Hama. According to local sources, members of the General Security and Turkmen militants were implicated in these incidents, amid accusations of violations against sectarian backgrounds and a lack of accountability.
Shia youth killed in Homs countryside
The young man, Ali Ramez Al-Hajji, was killed inside his uncle’s house in the village of Western Ghor in the countryside of Homs, on September 28, after being targeted by members of the General Security. According to local sources, the targeting came against the background of belonging to the Shiite community.
Alawi dies under torture in Houla detention center
Local sources in the countryside of Homs reported that the Alawite citizen Tamer Youssef Aref, 45, was killed under torture, after he was arrested by members of the “Houla police station” on 21 September.
The sources explained that his family was informed of his death on 27 September, noting that two days after the arrest, the members of the police station carried out a search of his house in the village of Al-Qabo in the western countryside of Homs, during which they stole the contents of the house, confiscated his car, and transferred its ownership to one of the members.
A young guide was shot dead by Turkmen gunmen
The young man, Amjad Rakan Suwaid, 24 years old, from the Guiding Community, was killed on the morning of September 27, while transporting bread in his car to the people of his village, Kafranan, north of Homs, after being shot by Turkmen gunmen from the neighboring village of Tasnin.
According to local testimonies, over the past years, Tasnin militants have committed attacks and displacements against the Alawite population of the village, in addition to targeting of a sectarian nature in neighboring areas.
Alawi was killed during a raid in Dreikish
The young Alawite Maher Hammoud was killed on the morning of 25 September inside his house in the village of Ain al-Jaja in the Dreikish area in the countryside of Tartous, after a raid carried out by a force of General Security members.
Local sources said that a convoy of about twenty cars entered the village at eleven o’clock in the morning, and its members opened fire randomly, injuring a civilian who was riding a motorcycle. According to the details, the aim was to arrest the young man Bashar Hammoud, but the elements went to his brother’s house and shot Maher Hammoud, thinking that he was wanted, before arresting his nephew Ahed Hammoud.
The sources added that the village remained besieged until the afternoon hours, as the parents were prevented from leaving and school students were detained inside, while additional men were arrested.
Attempt to kidnap a young woman in rural Hama
The Alawite-majority village of Horat Amorin in the countryside of Hama witnessed kidnap the young woman, Rawan Asaad, on September 25, after relatives of a member of the General Security from the village of Al-Asharna stormed the village, demanding the release of their relative kidnapped by an unknown armed group.
The day before, the village had been subjected to an armed attack that killed Ibrahim al-Rokni. Local sources indicate that Rawan Asaad had been raped earlier by three members of the public, without the authorities taking any measures to hold those involved accountable.
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