Terrorists reportedly carry out execution of a dozen civilians in a Shia-majority village in Syria
Militants have killed approximately a dozen civilians in a Shia-majority village located in Syria's central Hama province. This incident occurs amid a series of raids and summary executions allegedly carried out by gunmen linked to the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group.
According to local sources in Hama governorate, masked assailants launched an attack on the village of Arza, abducting multiple residents and subsequently executing 15 of them near the Orontes River late on Friday.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, armed assailants carried out a massacre on Friday, resulting in the deaths of 10 civilians in the village of Arza, located in the northern countryside of Hama.
A Britain-based organization has reported that militants have been targeting local residents by knocking on their doors, forcibly abducting them to undisclosed locations, and executing them using firearms fitted with suppressors.
The assailants swiftly vacated the scene, abandoning the deceased in their wake.
A group has reported that since the start of the year, Syria has witnessed at least 105 incidents of this nature, resulting in the deaths of 228 individuals. Among the fatalities are five women and a child.
In the village of Taladah, situated in Idlib’s northwestern province, intense confrontations erupted between factions of two militant groups.
Heavy clashes erupted as gunmen engaged in intense combat, resulting in reported casualties among both fighters and civilians.
Local residents are urging the swift deployment of HTS forces to curb the ongoing violence and reestablish stability in the region.
On December 8, foreign-supported insurgents, spearheaded by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), declared the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime after a swift two-week offensive.
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has consistently asserted its commitment to upholding the rights of all religious and sectarian groups within Syria.
The situation remains precarious, with the potential for additional clashes escalating as sectarian tensions intensify amid ongoing political instability and growing pressure on minority communities.
