The death toll from two days of intense battle in Syria has surpassed 1, 000, making it one of the deadliest happenings in the government’s 14-year issue, a war monitoring group said. The conflicts involved Palestinian security forces, armed hardliners of ousted President Bashar Assad, and hostile assaults.
According to the Palestinian Observatory for Human Rights, residents bore the brunt of the crime, with thousands killed in close-range killings.
Electricity and water companies have been cut in affected areas. Dozens have fled, fearing more violence.
Fighting erupted last Thursday, marking a major problem to the new state that took power after Assad’s treatment three months ago. Government forces say they were responding to problems from Assad’s remaining loyalists, but the murder quickly escalated. Punishment deaths broke out on Friday, with Sunni attackers targeting Alawites, the religion that mostly supported Assad.
Witness in Baniyas described horrific images to news organization Associated Press, with body lying in the streets and houses burned. Victims reported that military men were executing Alawites after checking their IDs. Some Syrian people have fled to nearby hills, while some sought house at a Soviet airport in Hmeimim.
Government forces claim they have regained control of most of the damaged areas and have restricted access to Syria’s southern region. However, conflicts remain higher.
On Saturday, 31 systems were buried in a mass grave in Tuwaym, including children.
The turmoil started when authorities forces tried to arrest a suspect near Jableh but were ambushed by Assad loyalists. The situation fast spiraled into large-scale assault, highlighting Syria’s continued instability even after Assad’s exit.
