US EditionUn Commission Finds Violence Against Syria Alawites Likely Included ...
A UN-backed commission found pro-Assad armed groups committed war crimes including killings and abductions, with over 1,400 civilians killed during March clashes, the report says.
- A UN-backed commission released a report on August 14, 2025, documenting widespread sectarian violence against Alawite civilians along Syria's Mediterranean coast.
- The violence, which erupted in March 2025, followed clashes between pro-Assad armed groups and the new government's forces and involved systematic summary executions and property destruction.
- The commission investigated more than 200 interviews, confirmed 1,426 deaths including 90 women, identified 298 alleged perpetrators from interim and pro-Assad forces, and documented murder, torture, looting, and displacement.
- Commission chair Paulo Sergio Pinheiro urged accountability and arrest efforts, while Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani acknowledged the violations and described the report as a roadmap for progress.
- The report's findings highlight ongoing challenges in Syria's political transition and institutional reform, with allegations still under investigation and several detained individuals pointing to the need for continued accountability.
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Chicago Tribune
Independent EspañolBy ABBY SEWELL BEIRUT (AP) — A U.N.-backed commission investigating sectarian violence off the Syrian coast earlier this year concluded “widespread and systematic” violence against civilians by some government-affiliated factions but found no evidence of central government direction. A lengthy report released Thursday by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria examined incidents of violence that erupted with clashes between …
UN report finds violations against Alawites in coastal Syria
A UN-backed commission that investigated sectarian violence on Syria's coast earlier this year found that there was "widespread and systematic" violence against civilians perpetrated by some government-affiliated factions, but found no evidence that the central government directed it. An extensive report released Thursday by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria examined the violence that began with clashes between armed g…
Both government forces and supporters of the former Assad regime in Syria likely committed war crimes in March when around 1,400 people were killed, according to a UN commission of inquiry. Most of those killed were civilians, from the minority Alawite group. Rami Abdulrahman, head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), said...
UN report identifies government militias that committed war crimes in Latakia: perpetrators of Suwajda Hospital killings still unidentified - The Maltese Herald
A United Nations Syria Commission report has concluded that the Syrian Army units that quelled the pro-Assadist rebellion in Latakia back in March have committed war crimes. The UN Commission report estimates that up to 1400 civilians mostly men were killed during the fighting. The Syrian Government had condemned the fighting and its investigation concluded that official government units had engaged in vengeful and retributory actions. The UN re…
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