US EditionScathing UN report calls on Syria to investigate abuses during deadly clashes with Druze last year
The U.N. report highlights 1,700 deaths and calls for Syria to hold security leaders accountable for sectarian violence and widespread abuses in Druze-majority Suweida.
- On Friday, a United Nations inquiry reported no indication that Syria investigated violations by its forces during sectarian clashes in Sweida last summer that killed at least 1,700 people, mostly Druze civilians.
- Armed tribal groups clashed with Druze militias in mid-July 2025, prompting government intervention that sided with Bedouins; the violence displaced about 200,000 people across 35 villages with widespread looting and systematic burning.
- Investigators interviewed more than 400 survivors and officials, finding that Damascus must address whether "certain practices are tolerated" within security agencies, as authorities appeared "unwilling or unable" to confront tribal fighters.
- Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa vowed to investigate and hold perpetrators accountable, though human rights groups criticize the lack of viable accountability measures; a government committee separately documented 1,760 deaths and 2,188 injuries.
- With up to 155,000 people remaining displaced, the report warned the situation remains volatile without political resolution and accountability, as ongoing impunity threatens to undermine local reconciliation efforts.
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On Friday, 27 March, a United Nations investigation report called into question the involvement of Syrian forces in the deadly violence that took place in Sueida in July 2025, killing more than 1,700 people and causing massive displacement.
According to the UN, all parties involved have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Scathing UN report calls on Syria to investigate abuses during deadly clashes with Druze last year
A U.N. inquiry says Syria shows no sign it has investigated alleged abuses by its forces during deadly sectarian clashes in Sweida province.
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The Straits TimesUN says 1,700 killed in Syria’s Suweida violence, cites possible war crimes
GENEVA, March 27 (Reuters) - More than 1,700 people were killed, nearly 200,000 displaced and multiple actors including Syrian government forces, tribal fighters and Druze armed groups committed acts that may amount to war crimes during a week of violence in southern Syria in July 2025, a U.N. investigation said on Friday.
UN Commission: Violence in Syria’s As-Suwayda May Constitute War Crimes
The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria has released a damning report regarding the wave of violence that struck the As-Suwayda governorate in July 2025. The report warns that the atrocities committed during the unrest may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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