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Monitor says 745 Alawites killed by Syrian security forces, allies since Thursday
Syrian army forces make their way to Latakia fight against fighters of former regime leader Bashar al-Assad on March 7, 2025. (Asaad Syria/Flash90)
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Syrian war monitor says that security forces and allied groups killed 745 Alawite civilians over the past three days, revising upwards a previous toll.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the latest deaths among Alawite civilians pushed the overall toll in violence since Thursday to 1,018, as fighting killed 125 security personnel and 148 fighters loyal to ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
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