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On Syria’s Coast, Alawite Communities Wait for Justice

Rights advocates say the lack of accountability for massacres in March could have profound consequences. September 23, 2025, 7:00 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

The sun glints through trees behind rows of graves. A man is seen sitting in front of one grave with his head in his hands.

Editor’s note: This story contains a graphic image showing a burned body.

TARTUS GOVERNORATE, Syria—In early March, militias associated with the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad launched a coordinated armed uprising along the country’s coast. Syria’s new leadership in Damascus quickly ordered a general mobilization of its security services, and several other factions rallied behind the government.

Thousands of these fight

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