🏴 | Report — Between April 25 and May 5, 2025, a series of sectarian-driven abductions and targeted killings swept across Homs, Latakia, Aleppo, Tartous, Raqqa, and Hama. These atrocities were carried out largely by armed groups affiliated with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and their so-called “General Security” units. Backed by foreign intelligence reportedly supplied by Saudi Arabia, the United States, Turkey, and Qatar, these attacks appeared to be part of a broader effort to eliminate influential figures and dismantle potential civilian resistance, aligned with the long-standing Greater Israel project, supported jointly by Israeli interests, takfiri and Wahhabi ideologues, and a complicit segment of neutral Sunni populations.
In Wadi al-Dhahab, Homs, on April 26, Ibrahim Fawaz Al-Aboud, a civilian with no charges and holding an official settlement card, was abducted by HTS General Security from his home at 2:00 a.m. and later found dead at Al-Waleed Hospital in the al-Waer district. On the same day in Al-Awad village, east of Raqqa, Maher Al-Hamdan died in an accidental shooting during a wedding celebration, a tragic result of the reckless tradition of celebratory gunfire.
From April 23 to April 26, violence and targeted killings escalated across several areas in and around Homs and Sahnaya. On April 23, Aws Munir Al-Halabi was killed in Ashrafieh, a district within Sahnaya, while in Jableh’s Al-Ghadeer district, a supermarket near the Izz al-Din al-Qassam School was attacked, causing casualties and terrorizing local residents. The same day saw the killing of Hassan Qazaq near the Naval College, an incident that sparked further violence when a neighbor was shot trying to retrieve his body, underlining the strategic and contested status of the Naval College area. Meanwhile, a case of mistaken identity led to the death of Fares Musa, targeted because his name matched that of a wanted individual, exposing the deadly risks civilians face from intelligence failures or false accusations.
On April 24, the neighborhoods of Karm al-Louz and Karm al-Zeitoun in Homs were closed off after an HTS media campaign intended to intimidate residents and consolidate control, contributing to a heightened and volatile atmosphere. Concurrently, clashes persisted between government forces and unidentified armed groups in the city, maintaining a constant state of insecurity.
On April 26, in Al-Awad village, Maher Al-Hamdan was shot dead during what was reportedly an accidental celebratory gunfire at a wedding celebration, highlighting how even social gatherings have become perilous in conflict zones.
On April 25, in Karm al-Louz, Homs, Diaa Haitham Ma’ala and Waheeb Suhail Wanos, two young civilians, were abducted and later killed following home raids by HTS affiliates. Despite having undergone reconciliation procedures and possessing official documents, both were taken before dawn, their homes looted, and their bodies later dumped at Al-Waer Hospital. In Fadio village, Latakia, Fares Musa was mistakenly executed by masked assailants who confused him for someone with the same name. In a brutal incident in Homs, Yahya Al-Jardi, a 28-year-old law student, was abducted at gunpoint from his family’s home and later executed with four bullets. His body was dumped despite assurances to his family that he would return safely. In Furn al-Naziheen, Homs, an armed motorcycle attack on the family home of Ayman Zioud (Abu Mazen) left his wife Lina Awad and guest Mustafa dead, while other family members sustained injuries.
On the same day in Talkalakh, Yazan Zakaria Diba was killed in a sectarian execution by HTS-affiliated gunmen. His body was dragged and dumped near the Na’ara Bridge. In Al-Ziyadiyah, Jableh, Muhammad Ali Jadid, a grocery store worker, was shot dead by unknown gunmen. Meanwhile, in Rumaila, Jableh, armed faction members stationed at the Naval College executed 70-year-old Hassan Qazaq (Abu Duraid) while he worked in his field, shooting him in the head. A neighbor attempting to recover the body was shot in the hand.
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In Wadi al-Dhahab, Homs, on April 26, Ibrahim Fawaz Al-Aboud, a civilian with no charges and holding an official settlement card, was abducted by HTS General Security from his home at 2:00 a.m. and later found dead at Al-Waleed Hospital in the al-Waer district. On the same day in Al-Awad village, east of Raqqa, Maher Al-Hamdan died in an accidental shooting during a wedding celebration, a tragic result of the reckless tradition of celebratory gunfire.
From April 23 to April 26, violence and targeted killings escalated across several areas in and around Homs and Sahnaya. On April 23, Aws Munir Al-Halabi was killed in Ashrafieh, a district within Sahnaya, while in Jableh’s Al-Ghadeer district, a supermarket near the Izz al-Din al-Qassam School was attacked, causing casualties and terrorizing local residents. The same day saw the killing of Hassan Qazaq near the Naval College, an incident that sparked further violence when a neighbor was shot trying to retrieve his body, underlining the strategic and contested status of the Naval College area. Meanwhile, a case of mistaken identity led to the death of Fares Musa, targeted because his name matched that of a wanted individual, exposing the deadly risks civilians face from intelligence failures or false accusations.
On April 24, the neighborhoods of Karm al-Louz and Karm al-Zeitoun in Homs were closed off after an HTS media campaign intended to intimidate residents and consolidate control, contributing to a heightened and volatile atmosphere. Concurrently, clashes persisted between government forces and unidentified armed groups in the city, maintaining a constant state of insecurity.
On April 26, in Al-Awad village, Maher Al-Hamdan was shot dead during what was reportedly an accidental celebratory gunfire at a wedding celebration, highlighting how even social gatherings have become perilous in conflict zones.
On April 25, in Karm al-Louz, Homs, Diaa Haitham Ma’ala and Waheeb Suhail Wanos, two young civilians, were abducted and later killed following home raids by HTS affiliates. Despite having undergone reconciliation procedures and possessing official documents, both were taken before dawn, their homes looted, and their bodies later dumped at Al-Waer Hospital. In Fadio village, Latakia, Fares Musa was mistakenly executed by masked assailants who confused him for someone with the same name. In a brutal incident in Homs, Yahya Al-Jardi, a 28-year-old law student, was abducted at gunpoint from his family’s home and later executed with four bullets. His body was dumped despite assurances to his family that he would return safely. In Furn al-Naziheen, Homs, an armed motorcycle attack on the family home of Ayman Zioud (Abu Mazen) left his wife Lina Awad and guest Mustafa dead, while other family members sustained injuries.
On the same day in Talkalakh, Yazan Zakaria Diba was killed in a sectarian execution by HTS-affiliated gunmen. His body was dragged and dumped near the Na’ara Bridge. In Al-Ziyadiyah, Jableh, Muhammad Ali Jadid, a grocery store worker, was shot dead by unknown gunmen. Meanwhile, in Rumaila, Jableh, armed faction members stationed at the Naval College executed 70-year-old Hassan Qazaq (Abu Duraid) while he worked in his field, shooting him in the head. A neighbor attempting to recover the body was shot in the hand.
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🏴 | Report — Between April 25 and May 5, 2025, a series of sectarian-driven abductions and targeted killings swept across Homs, Latakia, Aleppo, Tartous, Raqqa, and Hama. These atrocities were carried out largely by armed groups affiliated with Hay’at Tahrir…
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On April 28 in Deir Baalba, Homs, Azdsheer Suleiman al-Saloum and Muhammad Suleiman al-Saloum, two brothers from the Alawite community, were abducted on their way back from the sheep market and later found dead in al-Kadhimiya village. In Qarfais, Latakia, Hassan Abdul Hadi Youssef, a young Alawite civilian, was found dead after being abducted by HTS militants. Ghassan Al-Muhammad, a taxi driver from Homs, was abducted after receiving a ride request near Al-Waer and was later found in critical condition with three gunshot wounds.
On April 29 in Homs, Osama Kalthoum was abducted from Al-Ahram Street, and the next day, his body was discovered in an irrigation canal near Al-Nour. Witnesses saw a van dumping his body at dawn, the same van involved in the kidnapping. In Sahnaya, young Aws Munir Al-Halabi was killed in the Ashrafieh area amid HTS incursions. In Ain Badria, Hama, a sectarian massacre killed three members of the Alawite Zoblo family—Musab, Amjad, and Majd—in a targeted shooting in the Al-Ghab Plain.
On May 3, Osama Darwish Mido, 30, was executed at a checkpoint on the Khan Al-Asal road in Aleppo, in front of his wife and four daughters, after being accused of belonging to the “Mido family shabiha.” In Hmeimim, Jableh, the body of an unidentified man was found dumped on the seashore in a suspected murder. In Homs, Mrs. Sahar Ibrahim, an Alawite civilian, was assassinated by HTS militants while sitting on her balcony with her husband. The attackers fled after shooting, leaving her dead and her husband seriously injured.
In Baqa’u village, Al-Dreikish, Tartous, HTS General Security personnel opened fire at a milk vendor, Ghaith Muhammad, killing him at a temporary checkpoint. They also burned agricultural storage rooms and detained three civilians from the Maala family, one of whom is an Arabic language teacher. In Al-Zafaraniya, Homs, armed attackers killed Mohammed and severely injured his wife in their home. Later that day in Zafarana al-Gharbiya, Homs, Sheikh Mohamed Abdel Latif Ismail was assassinated outside his house by unidentified gunmen. The same house had been shot at two weeks earlier, possibly by the same vehicle.
On May 4, contact was lost with Obada Al-Qamou and Abdullah Issa while traveling from their village to Latakia via the Haffeh road. Their phones went offline at 5:45 PM, and their fate remains unknown. In Jableh, HTS-affiliated militants opened fire on Al-Ghadeer Supermarket and its surroundings, killing Ali Mona and injuring several others near the Izz al-Din al-Qassam School in the Al-Jubaibat area.
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On April 28 in Deir Baalba, Homs, Azdsheer Suleiman al-Saloum and Muhammad Suleiman al-Saloum, two brothers from the Alawite community, were abducted on their way back from the sheep market and later found dead in al-Kadhimiya village. In Qarfais, Latakia, Hassan Abdul Hadi Youssef, a young Alawite civilian, was found dead after being abducted by HTS militants. Ghassan Al-Muhammad, a taxi driver from Homs, was abducted after receiving a ride request near Al-Waer and was later found in critical condition with three gunshot wounds.
On April 29 in Homs, Osama Kalthoum was abducted from Al-Ahram Street, and the next day, his body was discovered in an irrigation canal near Al-Nour. Witnesses saw a van dumping his body at dawn, the same van involved in the kidnapping. In Sahnaya, young Aws Munir Al-Halabi was killed in the Ashrafieh area amid HTS incursions. In Ain Badria, Hama, a sectarian massacre killed three members of the Alawite Zoblo family—Musab, Amjad, and Majd—in a targeted shooting in the Al-Ghab Plain.
On May 3, Osama Darwish Mido, 30, was executed at a checkpoint on the Khan Al-Asal road in Aleppo, in front of his wife and four daughters, after being accused of belonging to the “Mido family shabiha.” In Hmeimim, Jableh, the body of an unidentified man was found dumped on the seashore in a suspected murder. In Homs, Mrs. Sahar Ibrahim, an Alawite civilian, was assassinated by HTS militants while sitting on her balcony with her husband. The attackers fled after shooting, leaving her dead and her husband seriously injured.
In Baqa’u village, Al-Dreikish, Tartous, HTS General Security personnel opened fire at a milk vendor, Ghaith Muhammad, killing him at a temporary checkpoint. They also burned agricultural storage rooms and detained three civilians from the Maala family, one of whom is an Arabic language teacher. In Al-Zafaraniya, Homs, armed attackers killed Mohammed and severely injured his wife in their home. Later that day in Zafarana al-Gharbiya, Homs, Sheikh Mohamed Abdel Latif Ismail was assassinated outside his house by unidentified gunmen. The same house had been shot at two weeks earlier, possibly by the same vehicle.
On May 4, contact was lost with Obada Al-Qamou and Abdullah Issa while traveling from their village to Latakia via the Haffeh road. Their phones went offline at 5:45 PM, and their fate remains unknown. In Jableh, HTS-affiliated militants opened fire on Al-Ghadeer Supermarket and its surroundings, killing Ali Mona and injuring several others near the Izz al-Din al-Qassam School in the Al-Jubaibat area.
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