Over 1,400, mostly civilians, were killed in sectarian violence in coastal Syria in March, government says World Jul 22, 2025 1:23 PM EDT

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — More than 1,400 people, most of them civilians, were killed in several days of sectarian violence on Syria’s coast earlier this year, a government committee tasked with investigating it said Tuesday.

The violence was the first major incident to emerge after the ouster of longtime President Bashar Assad in December. It said there was no evidence that Syria’s new military leaders ordered attacks on the Alawite community there, to which Assad belonged.

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Nearly 300 people suspected of committing crimes including murder, robbery, tort

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