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Yesterday, Wednesday, villages in the Al-Ghab Plain in the countryside of Hama witnessed an attack carried out by HTS groups on the village of Hourat Amorin and the town of Salhab, where the attackers vandalized and burned houses and shops, in addition to kidnapping a number of civilians from the Alawite community.
According to local sources, the shooting of the residents led to the death of Ibrahim Al-Rokni and the injury of others, some of whom are in a serious condition. Videos circulated on social media showed Daesh members passing through one of the checkpoints of the “General Security” without objection, what the people considered evidence of collusion between the two parties.
Background to the Assault
Civil sources indicate that the attackers come from the villages of Al-Asharna and Al-Madiq Castle, suggesting that the people involved in the rape of the girl Rawan Asaad, who comes from the village of Horat Amorin, are also from the village of Al-Asharna. The sources confirm that they were not held accountable because of the victim’s affiliation with the Alawite sect.
Killing of a civilian in Homs
In the city of Homs, Akram Al-Ali, a 50-year-old resident of the displaced neighbourhood, was killed on the evening of 23 September, after being shot by two members of the General Security who were riding a motorcycle, and fled after the incident, according to eyewitnesses.
Fires in Western Syria
On September 24, large fires erupted in the countryside of Latakia, most notably in the village of Qaramah in the Bahluliyah area, where the fire spread to Watt al-Shir, amid the inability of firefighters to control it. The residents said that “the situation has gotten out of control” in the absence of assistance from the authorities in Damascus.
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Local sources indicate that firefighting operations usually take place when fires approach predominantly Sunni villages north of Latakia, while Alawite and Christian villages are left exposed to fires, which the residents considered a “form of collective punishment.”
Frequent waves of fires
Other fires were recorded on 23 September in various areas of the countryside of Latakia and the western countryside of Homs, including Ain Shaqaq in Jabla, the Beit Yashout highway – Qasabeen junction, and areas in Mishqita and Wadi al-Nasariyah.
According to residents, these fires are the third wave since last March, followed by a larger wave in August, returning strongly in September with the massive deployment of members of Hay ‘at Tahrir al-Sham in western Syria.
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