The biggest violence since Bashar Al Assad’s overthrow has been documented by hundreds of reports, according to a committee looking into a wave of sectarian killings on Syria’s coast this month. The group stated Tuesday that investigations are still ongoing.
According to spokesman Yasser Al Farhan, who spoke at a news conference in Damascus, the committee has recorded “more than 95 testimonies” and received “more than 30 oral and written reports through direct communication. ” However, some messages are still coming electronically.
The committee was established following days of violence that started on March 6 and claimed the lives of about 1,600 civilians, primarily members of the Alawite minority, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor.
Security forces and affiliated organisations have been charged by the Observatory with taking part in “field executions, forced displacement, and burning of homes,” killing entire families, including women, children, and the elderly.
The violence was allegedly initiated by armed Assad supporters who staged attacks on the newly established security forces, according to the Syrian government. Following that, military reinforcements were dispatched to the Alawite heartland, which is where the Assad family is from.
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