US EditionSyrian committee reports 1,426 killed in March violence
SYRIA, JUL 22 – The Syrian committee linked 1,426 deaths in March coastal violence to sectarian revenge and identified nearly 300 suspects for prosecution, with 37 arrests made so far.
- On Tuesday, the Syrian investigative committee released its report on the March violence in the coastal region, delayed by concurrent violence in Suwayda, confirming 1,426 deaths including civilians and former military personnel.
- After March 6 attacks by armed groups loyal to Assad killed 238 security personnel, the committee was formed on March 9 with a one-month mandate, and `sectarian motives were mostly based on revenge, not ideology`, Yasser al-Farhan said.
- Nearly 300 suspects were referred for prosecution, officials told journalists, with 37 arrests, amid documented abuses spanning 40 locations targeting Alawite communities.
- Tens of thousands of Alawite families fled to Lebanon, the report emerged as southern Syria was rocked by fresh sectarian violence threatening recovery, finding no evidence that Syria’s new military leaders had ordered the attacks.
- The Red Crescent will send another aid convoy on Wednesday carrying 66 tons of supplies, Baqleh said.
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More than 1,400 killed in sectarian violence in coastal Syria in March, report finds
A Syrian government investigation says more than 1,400 people died in sectarian violence along the coast earlier this year. The clashes began in March after armed groups loyal to former President Bashar Assad attacked security forces of the new government.…
Over 1,400 Were Killed in Sectarian Violence in Coastal Syria in March, Committee Says
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — More than 1,400 people, most of them civilians, were killed in several days of sectarian violence on Syria ’s coast earlier this year, a government committee tasked with investigating it said Tuesday. The violence was the first major incident to emerge after the ouster of longtime President Bashar Assad in December. […]
An official report by Ahmed Al Sharaa’s government assessed the balance of clashes on the Syrian coast during the first half of 2025. The text argues that it was for “reasons that were based mainly on revenge, not on ideology.”
The violence of a religious nature on the Syrian coast in March killed some 1,700 people.
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