Syrian Observatory Reports Nearly 10,000 Killed Since Fall of Assad

Syrian Observatory Reports Nearly 10,000 Killed Since Fall of Assad
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has documented 9,889 deaths across Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to a new report released Thursday. The findings cover the period from December 8, 2024, to August 6, 2025, detailing casualties from violence and abuses committed by both domestic and foreign actors.

Of the total fatalities, 7,449 were civilians, including 396 children and 541 women. March 2025 was the deadliest month, recording 2,644 deaths — 2,069 of them civilians — alongside 1,726 field executions during coordinated attacks on security checkpoints in Syria’s coastal region.

The period from December 8, 2024, to the end of that year was the second deadliest, with 2,354 deaths, including 1,894 civilians. In July 2025, 1,733 people were killed amid clashes in the city of Sweida.

The report highlights a rise in summary executions, with 2,535 documented cases, as well as widespread killings, bombings, and assassinations. Among the dead were 866 people shot by the Military Operations Administration, 590 killed by unidentified gunmen, and 1,750 killed under unknown circumstances. Another 571 were killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.

SOHR also recorded deaths from torture, including 50 men in Military Operations Administration prisons, two in Syrian National Army custody, and one in Syrian Democratic Forces detention. Additional civilian deaths were attributed to Turkish and Israeli airstrikes, as well as attacks by the Syrian National Army, the SDF, and the so-called Islamic State group.

Non-civilian casualties totaled 2,440, including 1,010 members of the Military Operations Administration, 630 fighters from Islamist and other opposition factions, 374 local militants, 268 Kurdish fighters, and combatants affiliated with Iran, Turkey, and Islamic State.

The Observatory warned of a continued “lack of accountability and transparency” in investigative efforts, particularly by the fact-finding committee formed to probe the coastal massacres, which it said has yet to produce credible findings.

The report further accused pro-government factions of mounting organized media campaigns to discredit rights groups and activists documenting violations, alleging that such efforts spread “misleading narratives” linking sectarian identity to specific political stances. SOHR urged independent investigations and protection for human rights defenders to address what it described as a deepening climate of impunity in Syria.