Various areas of Syria are witnessing an escalation in violence targeting civilians from different sects, especially the Alawite sect, where incidents of killing and kidnapping have been recorded during the past two days.
Two Alawite brothers killed in Hama countryside
In the countryside of Hama, the Alawite brothers Qusay Barakat and Barakat Barakat were shot dead by members of the General Security near the village of Arab Abu Tlisi at noon on 22 August, after returning from their work. The two brothers are from the village of Birin, and the incident comes two days after the killing of the young man Bashar Mashaal, who is also from the Alawite sect, in the same area.
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A young Alawite man was killed while extinguishing fires in Tartous
In Tartous, Alaa Ali Khaddour, a young man from the Alawite community, died on August 22 from injuries sustained while participating in extinguishing the Ain al-Kurum fires, which sources reported were set by members of the Headquarters for the Liberation of Al-Sham. Khadour was taken to Tartous Hospital, where he died in the intensive care department. His body was later funeraled, amid questions about the causes of the fires, as sources stated that “HTS’s justifications that the fires are caused by heat waves do not explain why they did not break out in the forests of Idlib or Lebanon, which indicates a deliberate decision by the leaders of Daesh.”
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An Alawite man was killed and his wife was injured in the countryside of Hama
In the eastern countryside of Hama, Najib Saadu Abu Jaafar, an Alawite, was killed and his wife, Shatha Habib, was shot by a group of members of the General Security as they were heading to the home of their relatives in the village of Sheikh Ali Casson on 22 August. Sources reported that the group intercepted the couple and shot them immediately before leaving the place. The couple were taken to hospital, but Najeeb is dead, while Shaza is still in intensive care.
Kidnapping and releasing two young Alawites in Latakia
In Latakia, two young men, Hamza Shaaban and Ksoura Hamisha, from the Alawite community, were abducted on the evening of August 22, by a group riding in Santa Fe’s car in the Bahr al-Rasht area towards the Blue Beach, and taken to an unknown destination. Later, they were released.
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Loss of contact with Alawi youth and release
In the countryside of Latakia, the young Muhannad Muhammad Rizk, from the Alawite sect, from the village of Al-Samiya, lost contact on the evening of 22 August. Sources later confirmed his release.
Disconnection from two Alawite youths in Homs countryside
In the western countryside of Homs, contact was lost with the two young men, Manhal Mansour and Haider Fendi, from the Alawite sect, at noon on 23 August, after the Khirbet al-Hamam bridge while they were heading to the city of Homs. She invited their families to communicate with her via the numbers (0936089406, 0933896919, 0945796061) for those who have information about their fate.
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Two Shiite youths were killed in the countryside of Hama and Aleppo
In the countryside of Hama, Abdullah al-Halabi, a young man from the Shiite community, was killed by a group affiliated with Hay ‘at Tahrir al-Sham, days after families returned to the village of Tal Khazna based on promises of safety. In the countryside of Aleppo, the young Qais Ali Gharib, 30, from the Shia community, was killed after being kidnapped by a group affiliated with HTS. His body was found near the town of Suran Azaz, despite the payment of a ransom by his family, as it was found that he was killed on the first day of his abduction. The young man is from the town of Nubl.
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Druze women released after abduction
Druze women abducted on their way to As-Suwayda were released. Media outlets affiliated with Hay ‘at Tahrir al-Sham published a picture of them wearing headscarves, taken in the building of the Ministry of Interior, in justify the kidnapping. The sources pointed out that this pattern is similar to that of previously released Alawite girls, amid reports of abductees being raped.
Training civilians “for a year” on weapons
Sources confirmed that HTS is training Sunni civilians to use weapons in camps in the cities of Tartous (the vanguard camp), Latakia (near the southern sand), Jableh (the naval college), and Baniyas (near the village of Al-Bayda), with arming them after the end of the courses.
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