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They hid in the hospital behind my house and started shooting at public security, some of them went first to the police station and burned it,
the resident said, speaking anonymously for fear of retaliation
They took a 16-year-old boy, he had a nervous breakdown, telling them not to kill him. They didn’t say anything, they just took him and killed him,
said a second resident from BaniyasWe are, of course, committed to fully supporting the newly formed government in Syria and backing all of its efforts to stabilize the country,
he said
Syria has gone through more than 13 years of horrific, debilitating conflict that has created the kind of social fissures, anger, fury, thirst for revenge amongst many that just isn’t going to realistically go away for a long time,
Charles Lister, a senior fellow and head of the Syria Initiative at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC, told CNN, addingDealing with the root causes of the problem, at least some of them, will be crucial,
Haid said, including making sure that the Alawite community does not feel marginalizedThe law will take its course on all,
he told Reuters from DamascusFrom the Europeans, we’re hearing a very different language, obviously criticism and concern about civilian killings, but also doubling down on the idea that the interim government needs to stabilize,
he saidAddressing what’s happening through security measures alone will not be enough, even if they are able to stop those attacks in the near future,
he saidToday the situation in Latakia is a little calmer, people are out and about after five days of anxiety and extreme fear,
said Farah, a 22-year-old university student who gave only her first name
Syria ... will not allow any foreign powers or domestic parties to drag it into chaos or civil war,
Sharaa said in a speech posted by SANAThe militia chaos that we saw in the Alawite coastal cities tells us ... that the new Syrian army is not in control,
said Joshua Landis, an expert on Syria at the University of OklahomaWe are paving the way for life to return to normal and for the consolidation of security and stability."
Ghany said
I don’t ever go outside and I don’t even open the windows… There is no security here. There is no security for Alawis,
a resident of Latakia who chose to remain anonymous, told Al Jazeera
It’s still not clear if they are also part of the remnants of the old regime, or a separate group who wanted to attack,
Serdar saidThis accusation is completely ridiculous and rejected, and we think that pointing the finger of accusation at Iran and Iran's friends is wrongly addressed, a deviant trend, and a hundred percent misleading,
he said
There is no justification for the attacks on parts of the Alawite, Christian, Druze and other minorities, which have truly wounded the emotions and conscience of both the countries of the region and internationally,
he saidWe have no relationship with the current Syrian government, and we are not in a hurry in this regard,
he saidEveryone knows who is responsible for this disorder and plots,
Mr. al-Shara said
We are receiving extremely disturbing reports of entire families, including women, children and hors de combat fighters, being killed. There must be prompt, transparent and impartial investigations into all the killings and other violations, and those responsible must be held to account, in line with international law norms and standards. Groups terrorising civilians must also be held accountable."
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk
Today, as we stand in this decisive moment, we find ourselves in front of a new danger, represented in attempts by loyalists of the ousted regime, backed by external entities, to create a new strife and drag our country to a civil war, with the aim of dividing it and destroying its unity and stability. We assure that we will firmly hold accountable anyone involved in civilians' bloodshed, overstepped state authority or misused power for personal gains."
Syrian Interim Government President Ahmed Al-Sharaa