Documentation
Reports & Documentation
Human rights reports, investigations, and documentation on the coastal massacres.
اختطاف نساء وفتيات من الأقلية العلوية في سوريا أكثر شيوعاً وأشد وحشية مما اعترفت به الحكومة
A 16-year-old girl left her home in northwest Syria last May to visit a shop and disappeared. Weeks later, an anonymous stranger phoned her distraught family and said that he had the teenager and woul…
The Jolani Regime's Media Is Working Overtime to Deny the Alawite Massacres
On the anniversary of the coastal massacres, a media figure tied to the Jolani terrorist regime named Musa al-Omar claimed that a photograph of Alawite families killed in #Baniyas was fake, saying it…
Reuters Special Report | Syrian Coast Massacres: 1,500 Alawites Killed in Three Days — Chain of Command Leads to Damascus
A Reuters investigation has revealed that Syrian forces loyal to the new government — backed by Islamic militias and former HTS fighters — carried out mass killings of more than 1,500 Alawite civilian…
'Alawites, you are pigs': How Damascus-linked forces massacred dozens in the coastal village of Sharifa
Eyewitness investigation documenting the Sharifa village massacre on March 7, 2025. Armed factions affiliated with the Damascus government, joined by armed Sunni civilians from neighboring villages, s…
Barabshbu and Zoubar massacres: atrocities carried out by Syrian security forces
The Cradle Arabic documents the massacres of Barabshbu and Zoubar, detailing how Syrian security forces carried out systematic killings against Alawite civilians in these villages.
The Alawite women taken as sex slaves in Syria
The Spectator investigates the abduction and sexual enslavement of Alawite women in Syria, including a harrowing testimony from a survivor who was raped and sold to a commander in Idlib.
Over 3,000 extrajudicial executions reported in Syria since Sharaa rise to power
The Cradle reports that more than 3,000 extrajudicial executions have been documented in Syria since Ahmed al-Sharaa came to power, highlighting the scale of unlawful killings carried out with impunit…
Damascus plans the Mukhtariya massacre: mass executions under the cover of fabricated clashes
The Cradle Arabic reveals how the Mukhtariya massacre was systematically planned, with mass executions carried out against Alawite civilians under the guise of armed clashes that were fabricated to ju…
Syrian killers who treated victims like dogs get away with murder
The Times investigates how perpetrators of massacres against Alawite and minority communities in Syria continue to evade accountability, with killers operating freely despite documented atrocities. Th…
A year after Assad's fall in Syria, Alawite women face kidnappings and rape
AP News documents how Alawite women in Syria continue to face kidnapping and sexual violence by militants and extremists more than a year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government. The report det…
"All I could think about was death": Syrian Alawite women tell BBC their stories of kidnapping and assault
Syrian Alawite women recount harrowing accounts of abduction and sexual violence at the hands of armed groups following the fall of Assad. The BBC gathered testimonies from survivors describing system…
Violations Against Civilians in Coastal and West-Central Syria (January–March 2025) — Full Report (PDF)
The complete text of the official UN Independent Commission of Inquiry report, containing detailed legal analysis and recommendations.
UN Syria Commission Finds March Coastal Violence Was Widespread and Systematic
Expanded report based on over 200 interviews and field visits. Finds evidence of war crimes committed by transitional government forces, documenting approximately 1,400 deaths.
Syria: Distressing Scale of Violence in Coastal Areas
UN statement confirming that entire families were killed based on their sectarian identity, based on testimonies describing home raids and victims being asked about their affiliation before being kill…
"Left to Their Fate": Grave Violations Against Alawites Following the Coastal Massacres
Monitors ongoing violations between March 10 and end of June 2025 across five governorates, including kidnapping, torture, and sexual violence. Criticizes the national committee for ignoring military…
Syria: Arbitrary and Extrajudicial Killings Target Civilians Ahead of Coastal Violence
Documents summary executions targeting Alawites in Homs and Hama villages since January 2025, weeks before the March massacres, pointing to a systematic pattern predating the major events.
"Are You Alawi?" — Identity-Based Killings During Syria's Transition
Joint 51-page report based on over 100 interviews. Documents arbitrary executions, property destruction, and arbitrary detention, proving that crimes occurred as part of a centrally coordinated milita…
Syria: End Coastal Killing Spree, Protect Civilians
Initial field report documenting summary executions and grave violations against Alawite communities in Latakia, Tartous, and Hama. Reveals that battalions affiliated with the Syrian National Army bea…
Syria: Coastal Massacres of Alawite Civilians Must Be Investigated as War Crimes
Documents the killing of more than 100 people in Baniyas between March 8–9, based on 32 documented cases concluded to be deliberate and sectarian. Armed men were asking victims about their sect before…
Syria: Horrific Killings of Civilians on Northwest Coast Must Be Investigated
Initial statement issued immediately after events, calling for civilian protection and cessation of ongoing violations on the Syrian coast.