Sweida

Wave of Violence in Syria: Citizens Killed and Administrative Changes Spark Controversy

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Homs – September 10, 2025: Homs Governorate witnessed the killing of two citizens in similar circumstances. On Monday, September 8, Mr. Kamal Ali al-Ashqar, an Alawite resident of the al-Zahraa neighborhood, was shot in the head by armed members of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on Cairo Street. His body was found in al-Waer Hospital on … Read more

Footage shows a child in Sweida confronting Syrian government forces before being killed along with his family

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Surveillance cameras documented the killing of the child Saleh Samir Akwan and his family in a tragic incident that occurred west of Sweida city. https://kurd-online.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/5330020449734655389.mp4 Surveillance camera footage showed the child Saleh confronting armed members of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior of the Syrian Transitional Authority “unarmed,” in an attempt described … Read more

Syria: Wave of Violence and Arrests Targeting Religious Sects in Several Governorates

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Kurd Online  Hama, September 6, 2025 – Residents of the village of Al-Safsafiyah in the Hama countryside found the bodies of Alaa Mansour and Maher Mansour, brothers from the Alawite sect, dumped in the Orontes River this afternoon. According to local sources, “the two brothers were forcibly kidnapped from their home in the village on … Read more

Documenting Rape Cases of Women and Girls in Sweida During the Bloody July Events

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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) documented seven rape cases of women and girls during the bloody events that took place in Sweida city and its countryside last July. The most recent incident involved a horrific incident involving a minor girl. She was repeatedly harassed by several members before being raped by a foreign … Read more