The recent violent incidents in Syria are condemned from several quarters. Demands are being made for civilians to be protected – and the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wants to see justice for the victims.
WorldThe killing of civilians from the Alawite minority can be traced back to a "bitter and bloody legacy" from the war in Syria. But also to a security force that is not entirely controlled by the government, says Middle East expert Aron Lund.
WorldTestimonies speak of dead bodies in piles and people are said to flee from coastal areas in Syria. Anxiety grows after days of reports of the killing of civilians, primarily from the Syrian Alawite minority. Syria's new leader calls for peace.
WorldAt least 745 civilians from the Alawite minority in Syria have been killed by security forces and allies over the past three days, according to the British-based Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR). "This is one of the largest massacres in the Syrian conflict," says SOHR chief Rami Abdulrahman in a statement.
WorldAt least 162 people from the Alawite minority in Syria have been killed by Syrian security forces in "five separate massacres", reports the Syrian Human Rights Observatory (SOHR). Additionally, at least 95 more people have been killed in clashes between government forces and supporters of the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad.
WorldAt least 13 Syrian police officers have been killed in an ambush in the coastal city of Jableh, according to an official in Damascus and the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
WorldSyria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani promises to destroy the stockpiles of chemical weapons built up under the previous regime. The promise is made in a speech to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Wednesday.
WorldAt least 60 children in Syria have been killed by landmines or abandoned explosives since the fall of the Assad regime at the end of last year, writes Save the Children in a report. The number of children being killed and injured is expected to increase further as Syrian families return to their homes.
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