March 2025 Massacres Documentation · Tartous & Lattakia
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2,585
Documented Martyrs of March 2025
Affected Areas
Areas of the massacres
Tartous
Baniyas
8-9 آذار 2025
Over 111-803 Alawite civilians were killed in Baniyas between March 8-9, 2025. Armed groups conducted house-to…
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Lattakia
Jableh
6-10 آذار 2025
Jableh witnessed intense violence with reports of hundreds of fatalities. Coordinated attacks targeted securit…
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Lattakia
Al-Mukhtariya
٧ آذار 2025
Rights groups documented the killing of 52 Alawite civilians in the towns of Al-Mukhtariya and Al-Shir by secu…
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Lattakia
Sonobar
آذار 2025
At least 26 Alawite civilians were killed in the town of Sonobar during the March 2025 violence, as part of a …
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Lattakia
Qardaha
آذار 2025
Qardaha and the surrounding mountain villages experienced intense violence with an estimated 150 martyrs. The …
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Lattakia
Lattakia
6-10 آذار 2025
The governorate saw widespread sectarian cleansing patterns leading to the displacement of thousands of Alawit…
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Rights Record
Human Rights Articles
12 آذار 2025
Amnesty International: Urgent investigation into Baniyas executions
Amnesty International has called for an immediate and independent international investigation into the summary executions of over 100 civilians in the coastal city of Baniyas. Witnesses described armed groups raiding homes and killing residents based on their religious identity. "The international community cannot remain silent while such atrocities are being committed," said the regional director.
Source: Amnesty International
17 آذار 2025
Rights Reports: Documenting 1,557 Civilian Martyrs in the Coast
Human rights monitoring groups have released a detailed report documenting the deaths of 1,557 civilians in the Tartous and Lattakia governorates between March 6 and March 17, 2025. The report highlights systematic targeting of towns like Jableh, Al-Mukhtariya, and Qardaha, noting that the vast majority of victims were unarmed civilians executed in their homes or while attempting to flee.
Source: Rights Watch Group
20 آذار 2025
Human Rights Watch: Sectarian Cleansing in the Coastal Mountains
A new report by Human Rights Watch warns of "sectarian cleansing" patterns in the coastal mountain regions. The report documents the systematic displacement and execution of Alawite families in villages around Lattakia and Tartous. HRW interviewed over 50 survivors who provided harrowing accounts of organized attacks on civilian populations.
Source: Human Rights Watch
25 آذار 2025
UN Commission of Inquiry: Reports of Massacres are Credible
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry stated that reports of massacres in the coastal regions are credible and constitute potential crimes against humanity. The commission urged for humanitarian access to the affected areas and the protection of vulnerable minority populations being targeted in the recent wave of violence.
Source: United Nations