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Alawite families flee Damascus suburb after violence and eviction threats
Alawite families face forced evictions amid land ownership disputes and armed faction raids, with many leaving homes despite no official eviction orders, UN officials express concern.
- Many Alawite families are fleeing a Damascus suburb after a pro-government armed faction raided it, beat and arrested residents, and ordered evictions without valid ownership papers.
- United Nations officials are concerned about the situation, including reports of threats, evictions, and abuses against innocent civilians, including women and children.
- Residents lack official documents proving ownership or rental agreements, making them vulnerable to sudden eviction despite a previous court order legalizing land ownership.
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Many members of the Alawite religious minority in Syria are abandoning a suburb of Damascus where thousands of its members live in broken houses, days after it was assaulted by a pro-Syrian armed faction that struck and arrested many and ordered them to evacuate their homes.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an armed group has invested the district of Sumariya, west of the capital, pushing dozens of families from the Alawite minority to leave their homes. Heirs of the former Assad regime, many of them claim to fear for their security despite the promises of the local authorities.
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