Syria in the chaos: the balance of Alawiti civilians killed in Latakia rises to 532

The budget of the dead is heavier than now in the Latakia area, Where for days, clashes have been underway between Syrian government forces and Alawiti militants. According to the‘ Syrian Observatory for Human Rights from Thursday “532 Alawiti civilians were killed In the coastal regions of Syria and in the mountains of Latakia with safety forces and allied groups “.

The overall balance of the victims thus rises to 745of which 93 members of the security forces of the new government and 120 pro-Assad fighters, according to the observatory data.

The situation in Latakia and Tartus, a stronghold of the Alawita minority, is tragic. The clashes between government soldiers and faithful militants in Bashar al-Assad, also Alawita, are among the hardest from the fall of the president last December. The arrest of an Alawita sought by the new authorities trigger them.

The Observatory, which is based in Great Britain, reported summary executions of civilians at the hands of safety agents and phylog experience, accompanied by looting. In the past 48 hours there would have been different massacrecon donne and children among the dead. “The vast majority of victims was executed summarily From elements affiliated to the Ministry of Defense and Interior “, the Observatory told.

Today it seems to have been a “relative return to calm” in the region, always according to the NGO, but the security forces are continuing Raining operations and unfolding reinforcements.

The Sana Syrian state press agency reported that the security forces rejected a “attack on nostalgics of the deposed regime” to the Latakia hospital. A source of the Ministry of Defense then reported to the Sana that the regular forces blocked the roads that lead to the western coastal area to prevent new accidents.

Security forces were deployed in the city of Latakia, as well as to Jableh and Banias further south, to restore order.
The interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa urged the rebels a yesterday “Deposit the weapons and surrender before it’s too late.” And the Arab League today condemned “the acts of violence against the government security forces and the uncontrolled murders”.

UN’s appeal: “stop the clashes”

The United Nations addressed an appeal for the end of the clashes between government forces and militants faithful to the deposed president Bashar al Assad.

“We urge all parts to immediately cease hostilities and to protect civilians, civil infrastructures and guarantee rescue operations, in accordance with the international humanitarian law “the resident coordinator of the United Nations for Syria declared in a press release, Adam Abdelmoula, I’m coordinate from purity, Ramadan Balakrist.

“According to what has been learned, thousands of people they were displaced in the coastal areas, “they explained. Not only that. You are hospitals and different ambulances were blocked due to the fights.

Red Cross, safe access in the areas of violence

The International Committee of the Red Cross (CICC) asked that a “safe access” be guaranteed to health workers and humanitarian to the coastal areas of Syria where sectarian violence exploded.
In a Post Su X, he cicr urged all parts to “Ensure access without obstacles to health care and the protection of medical structures. Looks and humanitarian operators must be allowed safe access to provide medical assistance and transport wounded and deaths “.

The sentence of the Arab League

The Arab League has today condemned attacks against the security forces of the new authorities, as well as “uncontrolled killings “ who have been checking for three days in the provinces of the Mediterranean coast of Syria.

In a statement, the League “condemns the acts of violence against the government security forces and uncontrolled murders”, without mentioning the attacks against the civilians of the Alawita minority perpetrated by the Damascus authorities and other allied groups.

The condemnation of France against the “atrocities committed”

France “condemned with the maximum firmness the atrocities committed Against civilians on a sectarian basis and against prisoners “in Syria, where more than 300 members of the Alawita minority were killed in three days.

In a press release, the French Foreign Ministry “invites the Syrian authorities to interim to ensure that independent investigations can shed full light on these crimes and that the managers are sentenced”.