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The week of March 6–12, 2025, witnessed a coordinated and catastrophic assault on #Alawite communities across Syria's Mediterranean coast. Attackers descended on at least 56 villages throughout the #Latakia and #Tartous countryside. These massacres were supported and directed by the jihadist de facto authority led by Ahmad al-Shar’a (Abu Muhammad al-Julani).
The assault involved Islamist factions, including al-Hamzat, al-Amshat, pro-Turkish #Syrian National Army factions, and foreign fighters operating under the broader Military Operations Command (MOC) linked to #HTS.
The attacks were marked by the mass execution of men, the kidnapping of women, widespread looting, the burning of homes and agricultural land, and the destruction of Alawite religious sites. In the village of Brabshbu, all males were reportedly executed. Similar massacres were documented in Snobar, Jableh, and numerous other communities across the coast.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights documented at least 1,662 deaths during this period, including 1,217 people killed by forces linked to the new authorities and 445 by Assad-regime remnants. Other estimates place the Alawite civilian death toll substantially higher. Thousands fled their homes, and many sought refuge in neighboring Lebanon. The Alawite Islamic Council publicly attributed responsibility for the violence to the authorities, while Christian Solidarity International issued a Genocide Warning on March 12, 2025.
What occurred in March 2025 was not the chaos of political transition. It was organized, ideologically driven mass violence against civilians targeted because of their religious identity. The perpetrators arrived in organized convoys, announced their intentions "jihad", and carried out killings village by village.
The massacres of March 2025 did not end in March. The killings, enforced disappearances, kidnappings, forced displacement, property seizures, sectarian incitement, and attacks on civilians continue. What began on the Syrian coast has become a slow-moving genocide against the Alawite community.
The absence of accountability, an independent international investigation, and meaningful international action has allowed these crimes to continue while thousands remain missing and countless families remain displaced.
#MARCH7TH
#March7
#AlawiteGenocide
#HumanRights
#ReligiousFreedom
#EthnicCleansing
#ReligiousPersecution
#IslamistTerrorism
#JihadistViolence
@IFCoalition
@DrCharlesJacobs
Humanity was shattered the moment our deaths became a spectacle and our blood became a celebration. 💔🕊️
07.03.2025 — the moment of complete moral collapse. 🎗️🕯️
انكسرت الإنسانية لمّا صار مـ.ـوتـ.ـنـ.ـا "فرجة" ودمـ.ـنـ.ـا "هليلة"💔🕊️
07.03.2025 لحظة السقوط الأخلاقي الكامل 🎗️🕯️
#MARCH7TH
#March7
#AlawiteGenocide
#Alawite
#Alawites
His family is still waiting 💔
This is Hamza Ibrahim Al-Sarem, a 12-year-old #Alawite child from a poor family in rural #Hama.
He disappeared 14 days ago after leaving his village to sell wild herbs and help support his family. Since then, there has been no information about his fate. His parents continue to publicly plead for help finding their son.
But Hamza's case is not an isolated incident.
Many #Alawites fear for their safety amid ongoing reports of killings, kidnappings, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests, sectarian incitement, and discrimination targeting minority communities in #Syria. There are also persistent of women being abducted, families being displaced, and communities being denied basic security and equal rights.
What makes Hamza's disappearance especially alarming is the environment in which it occurred.
Across social media and through some religious and political voices, Alawites have been publicly portrayed as "infidels" and subjected to campaigns calling for their exclusion, boycott, and removal from public life. Slogans such as "Leave — you are not a tree" have been used to pressure minorities to abandon their homes and communities.
What is taking place is not simply discrimination, but a systematic campaign of fear, dispossession, and forced demographic change aimed at removing Alawite communities from Syria.
Whether one agrees with that assessment or not, no child should disappear without answers.
The world should know Hamza's name and ask one simple question:
Where is Hamza Ibrahim Al-Sarem?
#HumanRights
#ReligiousFreedom
#EthnicCleansing
#ReligiousPersecution
#IslamistTerrorism
#JihadistViolence
#Alawism
#StopAntiAlawism
@IFCoalition
@DrCharlesJacobs
@amnesty
@hrw
@CrisisGroup
@genocide_watch
@MinorityRights
@USCIRF
@freedomhouse
@SyJusticeArc
@syriahr
December 8, 2024: Dictator Bashar al-Assad fell, but freedom did not follow. Instead, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a jihadist organization with roots in al-Qaeda, seized power under Abu Mohammad al-Julani, now known as Ahmad al-Sharaa.
For the Alawite people, this shift in power marked the beginning of a new chapter of persecution, fear, and a struggle for survival.
#Alawites #Syria #HTS #AlawiteGenocide #StopAntiAlawism #WeAreAlawites #ReligiousFreedom #ReligiousPersecution #HumanRights
@DrCharlesJacobs @IFCoalition
Sarah Abas ☀️ ✹ retweeted
#CentralSyria: media sources reported that the International Coalition targeted terrorist leader Abu Abdul Rahman al-Libi (Libyan nationality) in the town of Qara on the Damascus–Homs road.
It is believed that the terrorist Abu Abdul Rahman al-Libi belonged to the terrorist "Hurras al-Din" organization, while other sources suggested he was serving within the ranks of Jolani's army.
🚨 Breaking | #CentralSyria: Media sources reported a car explosion on the Damascus–Homs international highway near the al-Qastal area, killing those inside. No additional information is available at this time.
Sarah Abas ☀️ ✹ retweeted
#اللاذقية
مجموعة دينية متطرفة تطلق على نفسها اسم " أهل التوحيد في اللاذقية" تنشر حملة لمقاطعة الموسيقى وتصفها بـ "مزمار الشيطان" عبر ملصقات وزعتها في بعض أحياء مدينة اللاذقية.
بالفيديو المرفق، تظهر صورة تجمع منفذي هذه الحملة😃🤣
#لاذقيسيستان ترحب بكم😃🤣
Sarah Abas ☀️ ✹ retweeted
The Syrian Government says there was “no prior coordination” with Jordan over the series of deadly airstrikes in the Daraa countryside. Damascus says it is investigating “all the circumstances of this targeting,” and maintaining communication and coordination with Jordan.
The Islamization of Education in Syria: Before-and-after textbook images reveal how a new jihadist-led regime is systematically erasing women, history, and cultural diversity from the classroom.
#NewSyria
The Islamization of education in Syria: Before-and-after textbook images reveal how a new jihadist-led regime is systematically erasing women, history, and cultural diversity from the classroom.
أسلمة التعليم في سوريا: تكشف صورٌ من الكتب المدرسية -قبل التغيير وبعده- كيف تعمل سلطة الأمر الواقع الجهادية، على تغيير صورة المرأة والتاريخ والتنوع الثقافي للبلاد داخل الفصول الدراسية.
#Syria #Jihadism #UNESCO #HumanRights
#WesternSyriaAlliance #WesternSyria #WSA
Sarah Abas ☀️ ✹ retweeted
#Update | Nearly 20 Cars Belonging to Displaced Kurdish Families Smashed and Burned in Tal Abyad Amid "Allahu Akbar" Chants, Under the Watch of HTS-led General Security Militias
#Raqqa Countryside | Tal Abyad City (Girê Spî): Individuals among the displaced mobs occupying Kurdish homes in the city of Tal Abyad smashed and set fire to roughly 20 cars belonging to displaced Kurds, pelting them with stones and sticks, amid gunfire and chants of "Allahu Akbar," all under the watch of the #HTS-led General Security militias.
According to sources, the assault took place as dozens of displaced Kurds arrived at the Tal Abyad district administration building to submit documents proving ownership of their land and properties in the city and its countryside, in preparation for reclaiming them, amid threats against some of the returnees and an almost complete absence of any security intervention to stop the attacks.
Kurdish channel Rudaw reported that dozens of Kurds remain trapped inside one of the buildings, with no confirmed information about their situation available so far.
🚨#NothernSyria | #Raqqa:Displaced Kurdish families attacked while trying to return to their homes in Tal Abyad (Gire Spi)
On Monday, 26 October 2026, displaced Kurdish families were attacked by large crowds in the city of Tal Abyad (Girê Spî) , northern Raqqa countryside, as they tried to return to their homes and villages after years of displacement. Their cars were smashed and some were set on fire, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and circulating video footage.
According to a private source cited by Rudaw, around 100 Kurdish returnees, including women and children, are besieged inside the Area Administration building in Tal Abyad, and their fate remains unknown.
This coincided with a gathering in front of the Tal Abyad area command rejecting what protesters described as the return of members of the dissolved SDF to the city.
It is worth noting that thousands of Kurdish families were displaced from Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain following the 2019 Turkish military operation, and many still face obstacles to returning and recovering their property.
Sarah Abas ☀️ ✹ retweeted
صوت أب يشعر بالفقد .. لأجل #حمزة_الصارم
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Statement Issued by the Western Syria Alliance Regarding the Forced Alteration of Educational Curricula and its Impact on Cultural Diversity and Children's Rights.
#WesternSyriaAlliance #WesternSyria #WSA
Statement Issued by the Western Syria Alliance Regarding the Forced Alteration of Educational Curricula and its Impact on Cultural Diversity and Children's Rights
The radical and forced modifications made by the jihadi de facto regime in Syria to the educational and school curricula do not represent an ordinary event or a passing administrative measure. Rather, it is a systematic targeting of the fabric of Syrian society and its cultural and historical diversity, as well as an attempt to raise new generations on a monolithic, fanatical ideology.
Accordingly, we in the Western Syria Alliance (WSA) emphasize the following human rights and political points:
First: Imposition of Cultural Monolithism and Intellectual Terrorism: The imposition of these curricula leads to melting the religious and cultural diversity of the Syrian people into a single mold wrapped in extremism. This constitutes a literal practice of intellectual terrorism that isolates children from the values of tolerance, driving them toward insularity, innate bigotry, and social intolerance within the school environment.
Second: Systematic Targeting of Identity and History (Sectarian Exclusion): The deliberate erasure of the honorable history of resistance specific to the Alawite community and other Syrian components represents a process of "cultural and historical erasure and exclusion." It seeks to obliterate the collective national memory by canceling the identities of authentic components of the Syrian fabric, an action that is condemned and rejected in its entirety.
Third: Justification of Violations and Catastrophic Responses: What is even more dangerous than the processes of erasure, modification, and forcing female students to adhere to extremist dress codes is the official stance issued by the so-called "Ministry of Education" of the de facto authority. Its response to constructive criticism was filled with contradictions and fallacies, proving that this institution has transformed into a tool for enforced ignorance, the falsification of facts, and the entrenchment of gender discrimination against women and children.
Fourth: Manufacturing Extremism and Isolating Children from the World: We express our deep astonishment and strong condemnation of the voices defending these catastrophic changes under the pretext of serving the public interest. These curricula rob children of their freedom of thought and belief, and raise them with a narrow, inferior view of women as marginal elements or strangers to society, completely isolating Syrian childhood from the path of civilization and modernity.
Fifth: Militarization and Distortion of the Child Community: Al-Julani's authority did not stop at establishing special camps for children, similar to what are known as "Ashbal al-Ummah" (Cubs of the Nation) or products of extremist thought, but went beyond that to begin a systematic and comprehensive transformation of the Syrian childhood environment into an extremist environment that violates the International Convention on the Rights of the Child.
We in the West Syria Alliance urgently submit this statement to the United Nations, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), children's and women's rights associations, and all international human rights organizations. We call for immediate intervention and pressure to halt the process of enforced ignorance and cultural erasure targeting the children of Syria, and to protect their right to a neutral, pluralistic education that guarantees social peace.
Western Syria Alliance (WSA)
October 26, 2026
#WesternSyriaAlliance #WesternSyriaAlliance #WSA
@UN @UNESCO @UNICEF @UNICEFinSyria @UNHumanRights @UN_Women @UN_EndViolence @childreninwar @hrw @amnesty @save_children @GCPEAtweets
Sarah Abas ☀️ ✹ retweeted
The attached video appears to show rhetoric that resembles religious extremism and sectarian incitement. If such conduct goes uninvestigated, unpunished, or publicly unchallenged by Nigerian authorities, it could contribute to the normalization of jihadi ideas.
According to a translator, the individual on the video is saying:
He should be given AK47
He would then go to Enugu
The land of the infidels
On Sunday when they are worshiping and clapping
He would then open fire
Rudu dududup (sound of gun)
So that he can klll the infideels
He also asked to be given AK47 again
So that he can go to Jos
And klll more infiddels
That is the training
Enugu is Biafra!
@IFCoalition @DrCharlesJacobs @WalidPhares @SecRubio @mikepompeo @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @BishopMJBrown @SyriaCoast
Video Shows JIBWIS Islamic Movement Members Demanding AK-47s, Threatening To Kill ‘Infidels’ In Enugu, Jos On A Sunday | Sahara Reporters bit.ly/48dn9rd
Statement Calling for an Investigation into the Assassination of Alawite Young Man Ali Aqel in Lebanon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | October 26, 2026
Western Syria Alliance Calls for Independent Investigation into the Death of Alawite Syrian Ali Aqel in Lebanon and Urgent Protection for Alawite Refugees Against Cross-Border Targeting
The Western Syria Alliance (WSA) expresses its deep concern over reports regarding the death of a young Syrian man, Ali Allawi Aqel (36 years old), from the Alawite community and the Ghab Plain region, under mysterious circumstances within Lebanese territory, amid circulating information that his body was found inside his car and transferred to the Baabda Governmental Hospital.
The severity of this incident is compounded by reports indicating that, prior to his death, the victim was subjected to online incitement and threat campaigns from accounts and figures allegedly linked to the authorities in Damascus, due to his religious affiliation and his previous compulsory military service. The Alliance emphasizes the necessity of investigating this information and determining whether there is any link between the alleged threats and his death, without preempting the results of the investigation.
This incident comes in the context of growing concerns over the safety of Alawite refugees who fled from Syria to Lebanon, particularly following the sectarian violence and massacres witnessed in the Syrian coastal regions in March 2025, and the subsequent religious persecution, systematic killings, kidnappings, forced displacement, and arbitrary dismissal from jobs. The increasing incidents of kidnapping Alawites from Lebanese territory and smuggling them across the border into Syria using diplomatic vehicles turns the Syrian embassy into a security branch operating illegally on Lebanese soil. We consider this a formal report that we place before the Lebanese authorities to investigate and halt.
Belonging to the Alawite community or having previously performed compulsory military service do not constitute a justification for threats, persecution, or deprivation of legal protection. Furthermore, Lebanese territory must not be used to carry out acts of retaliation or illegal transnational security operations.
Accordingly, the Western Syria Alliance demands the following:
1. The Lebanese Authorities: Open an immediate, transparent, and independent criminal investigation into the circumstances of Ali Aqel's death, verify the previous threats reported, determine responsibilities, and hold any involved parties accountable in accordance with the law.
2. The Lebanese Army and Security Forces: Take urgent preventive measures to protect Alawite refugees and other vulnerable refugees, and investigate any credible allegations related to kidnapping, threats, or illegal security operations within Lebanese territory.
3. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR): Strengthen monitoring and protection mechanisms, document threats and violations faced by Alawite refugees, and ensure that victims and their families have access to reporting mechanisms and legal assistance.
4. The International Community: Support Lebanon in protecting refugees and safeguarding its sovereignty, promote accountability for transnational violations, and ensure respect for the principle of non-refoulement.
The Alliance asserts that the protection of refugees is a legal and humanitarian responsibility that must not be subjected to sectarian or political considerations, and that any attempt to target individuals because of their religious identity or compulsory military service warrants investigation and accountability.
The death of Ali Aqel demands the disclosure of truth, not speculation or cover-ups. The security of Alawite refugees in Lebanon, like that of all refugees, must be safeguarded by law.
WESTERN SYRIA ALLIANCE (WSA)
October 26, 2026
We will not accept the transformation of terrorism into a system of governance.
#AliAqel #Alawites #Lebanon #HumanRights #WesternSyriaAlliance #WesternSyria #WSA
@IFCoalition
@mofalebanon1 @LebarmyOfficial @LebISF @DGSGLB @LebanonDefense @LebEmbassyUS
@UN_Lebanon @UNHCRLebanon @OHCHR_MENA @UNICBeirut @UNarabic @Lisa_ak
OFFICIAL STATEMENT | WESTERN SYRIA ALLIANCE (WSA)
The death of Alawite Syrian Ali Aqel in Lebanon raises serious concerns about refugee safety, reported threats, and cross-border abductions.
WSA demands an independent investigation, accountability, and urgent protection for Alawite refugees.
Lebanon’s sovereignty must be respected. Alawite lives must be protected.
📄 Read our full statement below.
#AliAqel #Alawites #Lebanon #HumanRights
#WesternSyriaAlliance #WesternSyria #WSA
بيان رسمي | تحالف غرب سوريا (WSA)
تثير وفاة الشاب السوري العلوي علي عاقل في لبنان مخاوف جدية بشأن سلامة اللاجئين العلويين، والتهديدات المبلغ عنها، وعمليات الخطف عبر الحدود.
يطالب تحالف غرب سوريا بتحقيق مستقل، ومحاسبة المسؤولين، وتوفير حماية عاجلة للاجئين العلويين.
سيادة لبنان يجب أن تُحترم، وحياة العلويين يجب أن تُحمى.
📄 البيان الكامل أدناه.
#علي_عاقل #العلويون #لبنان #حقوق_الإنسان
ALT بيان و مطالبة بالتحقيق باغتيال الشاب العلوي علي عاقل في لبنان للنشر الفوري | 26 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر 2026 تحالف غرب سوريا يطالب بتحقيق مستقل في حادثة اغتيال الشاب العلوي علي عاقل في لبنان وبحماية عاجلة للاجئين العلويين من الاستهداف العابر للحدود
ALT Statement Calling for an Investigation into the Assassination of Alawite Young Man Ali Aqel in Lebanon FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | October 26, 2026 Western Syria Alliance Calls for Independent Investigation into the Death of Alawite Syrian Ali Aqel in Lebanon and Urgent Protection for Alawite Refugees Against Cross-Border Targeting
HOMS, SYRIA | October 24, 2026
The persecution of Alawites now extends even to their graves!
Amid ongoing repression of Alawites under Syria’s jihadist-led de facto regime, local sources report that Homs City Council has ordered the removal of Alawite Cemetery No. 2, containing approximately 3,000 graves, following a land ownership claim by a private individual.
This follows earlier reports of the demolition of the Martyrs’ Cemetery and the removal of its surrounding wall.
Even the graves of the dead are no longer safe!
#Alawites #Homs #Syria #NewSyria #AlawitePersecution #StopAntiAlawism #WeAreAlawites #SaveTheAlawites #HumanRights
Documented Reports of Disappearances and Abductions of Alawite Women and Girls in Syria
International Reports on the Abduction of Alawite Women and Girls, From Reuters and The New York Times to Monte Carlo Doualiya and Deutsche Welle
1. Reuters
Date: June 27, 2025
Source / Organization: Reuters News Agency
Link: reuters.com/world/middle-e…
Summary: Reuters documented, through interviews with families, the disappearance or abduction of at least 33 Alawite women and girls, aged 16 to 39, in Tartous, Latakia, and Hama. Some families received ransom demands. At the time, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria was investigating the matter.
2. Amnesty International
Date: July 28, 2025
Source / Organization: Amnesty International
Link: amnestyusa.org/press-release……
Summary: Amnesty International received credible reports of the abduction of 36 Alawite women and girls, aged 3 to 40, in Latakia, Tartous, Homs, and Hama. The organization documented eight cases in detail and called on the authorities to conduct thorough investigations and hold those responsible accountable.
3. United Nations Experts (OHCHR)
Date: July 23, 2025
Source / Organization: United Nations Independent Experts
Link: ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
Summary: UN experts expressed grave concern over reports of targeted abductions and disappearances of Alawite women and girls, involving approximately 38 cases documented by the experts at that time. The reports indicated possible gender-based violence and a lack of effective action by the authorities.
4. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria (UN Commission of Inquiry)
Date: August 2025 onward
Source / Organization: United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria
Reference: OHCHR reports and multiple media investigations, including coverage by The New York Times and the BBC.
Summary: The Commission initially documented the abduction of at least six Alawite women and received credible reports concerning dozens of additional cases. It subsequently indicated that it was investigating 21 cases, including cases involving minors, with reports of sexual violence in some instances.
5. The New York Times
Date: April 3, 2026
Source / Organization: The New York Times
Link: nytimes.com/2026/04/03/wor…
Summary: An investigative report verified 13 cases involving the abduction of Alawite women and girls, in addition to other reported incidents. Five victims reported having been raped, and two returned pregnant. Some families paid ransom demands, yet the abducted women and girls were not released.
6. BBC
Date: February 18, 2026
Source / Organization: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Link: bbc.com/news/articles/…
Summary: The BBC published testimonies from Alawite women describing abduction and abuse. The Syrian Feminist Lobby reported more than 80 cases of disappearance, confirming 26 of them as abductions. Most of the reported cases involved Alawite women and girls.
7. International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF)
Date: October 23, 2026
Source / Organization: International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) — Report by researcher Jens Kreinath
Link: iirf.global/wp-content/upl…
Summary: The report provides a critical assessment of media investigations and documentation efforts by Reuters, the BBC, The New York Times, Amnesty International, and United Nations mechanisms. It examines patterns of abduction and sexual violence targeting Alawite women and identifies indications of a broader pattern extending beyond isolated incidents.
Radio and International Broadcasting
1. Monte Carlo Doualiya (MCD) — French Arabic-Language Radio
Date: April 10, 2026
Link: mc-doualiya.com
Summary: A radio report drawing on The New York Times investigation highlighted the worsening phenomenon of abductions targeting Alawite women in Syria, including harrowing accounts of their suffering and the absence of accountability. The report also cited figures from the Syrian Feminist Lobby indicating more than 80 reported disappearances.
2. Radio France Internationale (RFI) — French
Date: October 19, 2026
Link: rfi.fr/fr/moyen-orien…
Summary: Coverage of continuing violence against Alawites, including the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl in Hama. The report also highlighted recurring crimes, including killings and abductions, since the fall of the former regime.
3. France 24 — French / Arabic
Date: June 2025
Reference: Coverage documenting approximately 50 abduction cases in Tartous and its surrounding countryside.
Summary: A video report examining the increasing number of abductions of Alawite women in Tartous, featuring testimonies concerning prolonged captivity and the release of victims after several months. The report discussed possible sectarian and financial motives behind the abductions.
European and German Newspapers and Media
4. Deutsche Welle (DW) — German / English / Portuguese
Date: July 2025
Links:
English: dw.com/en/kidnapped-a…
German: dw.com/de/alawiten-fr…
Summary: Reports concerning dozens of missing Alawite women, including testimonies describing confinement in basements, physical beatings, and ransom demands. The coverage drew on interviews, Reuters reporting, and information from the United Nations Commission of Inquiry.
5. Le Figaro — French
Date: June 22, 2025
Link: lefigaro.fr/international/…
Summary: Published under the striking headline, “They Could Become the Next Yazidis,” the report examined the disappearance of approximately 90 Alawite women, according to activists. It included accounts of ransom demands, torture, and forced marriage.
6. Middle East Eye — English
Date: April 4, 2026
Link: middleeasteye.net/news/syria……
Summary: Coverage of The New York Times investigation, highlighting allegations that the Syrian government was downplaying the scale of the abductions compared with findings documented by Amnesty International and the Syrian Feminist Lobby.
7. The National — English / United Arab Emirates
Date: July 1, 2025
Link: thenationalnews.com/news/men……
Summary: A report examining patterns of disappearances and abductions, featuring interviews and testimonies concerning ransom demands and prolonged captivity.
#SaveAlawiteWomen #BecauseTheyAreAlawite #لأنهن_علويات #ParceQuEllesSontAlaouites #AlawiteWomen #EnforcedDisappearances #SexualViolence #Alawites #ProtectAlawiteWomen #HumanRights #Syria #Alawites #Alawite
#WeAreAlawites #StopAntiAlawism #SaveAlawiteWomen
@Reuters @amnesty @amnestyusa @UNHumanRights @UNCoISyria @nytimes @BBCWorld @MC_Doualiya @RFI @France24_en @France24_ar @dwnews @Le_Figaro @MiddleEastEye @TheNationalNews
In Syria today…
Alawite women and girls are being abducted, targeted because of their identity.
Girls and women reportedly ranging in age from 3 to 40.
Children.
Schoolgirls.
Young women.
Mothers.
Taken from streets in broad daylight.
Seized from their homes.
Torn away from their families and children.
Reports, testimonies, and investigations by international and Syrian human-rights actors have documented deeply disturbing allegations surrounding these abductions:
Torture. Severe beatings.
Heads and eyebrows forcibly shaved.
Cuts inflicted with blades.
Sexual violence.
Forced marriage.
Ransom and extortion.
Some survivors have reportedly returned pregnant after their captivity.
These cases cannot simply be dismissed as isolated disappearances.
When women and girls from the same religious community are repeatedly targeted, abducted, abused, and terrorized, the world has an obligation to investigate whether a broader pattern of identity-based and sectarian persecution is taking place.
Impunity only enables further abuse.
We are not asking for pity.
We demand justice.
We demand an independent and transparent international investigation.
We demand accountability for every perpetrator, accomplice, and official who enabled or concealed these crimes.
We demand protection for survivors, witnesses, and their families.
We demand answers for the women and girls who remain missing.
And we demand that this nightmare end.
Their voices will not be erased.
Their lives are not expendable.
Their dignity is not negotiable.
#AlawiteWomen #FreeAlawiteWomen #SaveTheAlawites #StopAntiAlawism #EndSectarianViolence #EndImpunity #JusticeForSurvivors #WomensRights #HumanRights #ReligiousFreedom #Syria #WSA #IFC
❤️🔥
Oui au droit à l'autodétermination
#Mont_Bashan
#Amraïl
#Mont_Liban
#Rojava
نعم لحق تقرير المصير
#جبل_باشان
#أمرائيل
#جبل_لبنان
#روجاڤا
Yes to the right to self-determination
#Mount_Bashan
#Amraeil
#Mount_Lebanon
#Rojava
Sarah Abas ☀️ ✹ retweeted
Oui à l’autodétermination.
#MontBashan
#Amurael
#MontLiban
#Rojava
Yes to self-determination.
#MountBashan
#Amurael
#MountLebanon
#Rojava
نعم لحق تقرير المصير
#جبل_باشان
#أمرائيل
#جبل_لبنان
#روجاڤا
“Whenever the authorities see tensions approaching a boiling point, they release the pressure by directing it against minorities.”
“Everything happening in Syria is being driven by the de facto authorities for political reasons.”
“They make no distinction between a Jew, an Alawite, a Druze, or a Christian. If necessary, they will devour everyone like wild beasts.”
“What is coming will be far greater, and the price will be extremely high.”
—Syrian sources speaking to journalist @skleiman5791 of @IsraelHayomHeb
israelhayom.co.il/news/world…
