Reports: Syrian regime forces kiled 72 people within a 24-hour period
In the past 24 hours, militants led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), part of Syria's ruling regime, have been responsible for the deaths of 72 individuals across the war-torn nation, according to a UK-based conflict monitoring organization.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that 58 of the 72 fatalities were attributed to “armed groups” linked to General Security and military factions aligned with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the provinces of Tartus and Latakia.
According to the report, additional homicides were reported in the provinces of Aleppo, Dara’a, Dayr al-Zawr, Damascus, and Homs.
On December 8, 2024, foreign-backed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants declared the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s government after a swift and intensive two-week offensive.
Earlier this month, militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and various armed opposition factions were involved in brutal attacks in the northwestern coastal region of the country.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported this week that over 4,711 civilians, among them 345 women and 194 children, have been killed in the 100 days following the toppling of the Assad regime.
The report highlighted that 1,805 murders were attributed to field executions and killings driven by “sectarian identity and affiliation” linked to the previous administration.
The majority of the fatalities transpired in March, predominantly impacting individuals from the Alawite religious minority group.
Experts have indicated that the regime’s implicit endorsement and inability to rein in the militants ostensibly under its command is evident in the sectarian-motivated killings of civilians.
Sources attribute the ongoing surge of violence in Syria to the widespread dismissal of officers and security officials associated with the Assad government.
