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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe violence follows last month\u2019s coastal massacres (March 6\u20138), where over 1,700 people\u2014predominantly Alawites\u2014were slaughtered in coordinated attacks. Survivors described armed groups storming homes, interrogating residents about sectarian ties, and executing families, including children and elderly. Despite a presidential fact-finding committee\u2019s formation, no findings have been released after a month, exacerbating distrust among Syria\u2019s minority communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Homs, once a regime stronghold, now faces escalating lawlessness, with SOHR documenting a rise in extrajudicial killings and criminality. The unrest underscores Syria\u2019s fractured post-war order, where rival militias and weakened central authority fuel cycles of retaliation. Alawites, traditionally pro-regime, increasingly voice discontent over security failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
International responses remain muted, while rights groups warn of systemic abuses in government-held areas. With investigations stalled and violence spreading, fears grow that Syria\u2019s fragile stability may collapse into renewed civil conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At least 11 Alawite civilians, including university students, were executed or tortured to death in Homs province within 24 hours, Kurdistan 24 reported citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Three victims died under torture by Syrian security forces or allied militias, with evidence suggesting sectarian motives. The killings coincide with deadly clashes between …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":123155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[13452,13872],"class_list":["post-123154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-syria","tag-killing-of-alawites","tag-sectarian-violence-surge"],"yoast_head":"\n