Fearing for their lives, Syrian refugees flee into Lebanon

Some survivors told us that many men were shot dead in front of their families,

Al-Kheetan told a regular press briefing in Geneva, adding

By God I will drink your blood,

one of the men said, according to the relative, who CNN is not naming to protect their safety

In a number of extremely disturbing instances, entire families – including women, children and individuals hors de combat - were killed, with predominantly Alawite cities and villages targeted in particular,

he said

There are a huge number of people who have been suffering in Syria, in the coastal areas, for five days -- and this needs to stop,

UN human rights office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan told reporters

Syria's new leaders promised to break with the horrors of the past, but grave abuses on a staggering scale are being reported against predominantly Alawite Syrians in the coastal region and elsewhere in Syria,

its deputy regional director Adam Coogle said

The new Syria is determined to enshrine justice and the rule of law, protect the rights and freedoms of its citizens, prevent unlawful revenge and guarantee that there is no impunity."

At a press conference in Damascus, committee spokesman Yasser al-Farhan said

More than 50 people from among my family and friends have been killed,

he said, speaking anonymously for his safety

Government action to protect civilians and prosecute perpetrators of indiscriminate shootings, summary executions, and other grave crimes must be swift and unequivocal,

he said

What are we guilty of? We want international protection, whether it's Israel, Russia, from France. Anything that will protect us,

Sakkour said

We didn’t go out, we didn’t even stand in front of the windows, we shut the curtains, and we didn’t go out at all, all the doors were locked, but we haven’t slept for three nights,

she said, declining to give her name

We saw seven people they slaughtered,

she said

No one is above the law. The committee will relay all the results to the entity that launched it, the presidency, and the judiciary,

committee spokesperson Yasser Farhan said in a televised press conference

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We have a lot of injustices. Many were waiting for the chance to let it out,

Haydar said from his hiding place after fleeing home

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If I had stayed five minutes longer, I with my entire family would have been killed,

Haydar, 67, said

I carried the children with my own hands. Some had their bones coming out of the gaping wounds,

she said, speaking on condition of anonymity out of fear for her safety

Many of the cases documented were of summary executions. They appear to have been carried out on a sectarian basis...,

he told reporters

We want the rule of law, and we want to be citizens, not Sunni or Shia or Alawi. We want to be citizens in a normal state,

Abu Abdullah said

Israel is coordinating with Russia and Israel prefers that Russian military bases stay in Syria. It's in the interest of Israel because it will help to create more balance in Syria in front of the Turkish authority. So, this contradiction of interest between different sides now is making the situation is more complicated,

Abu Abdullah said

Many people, in the first steps, welcomed Al-Sharaa, or Al-Golani, because they were under a huge pressure during not only during the 14 years, but during the last two years, from the corrupted circles around Assad and awaited what would come from the new governors of Syria,

Bassam Abu Abdullah, a Syrian academic and political analyst, told Newsweek

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As for the agreement it is so essential to stop the bloodshed in Syria,

Mohamad told Newsweek