Summary of Human Rights Violations (February 2025)
📌 Documented Totals (February 2025):
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50–80 Alawite civilian killings
40–60 abductions and arrests (including 38 abducted women)
~10,000 displaced in one wave toward Lebanon
Latakia Governorate
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2 civilians killed during a raid (Feb 6).
Arrests of Alawite civilians linked to executions.
Continued displacement from rural villages.
Tartous Governorate (Baniyas Area)
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4 killed in café attack (Feb 27, known as the “Baniyas crime”).
Large-scale displacement: thousands fled across the border within days.
Homs Governorate
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Detainee killed in rural prison (Feb 24).
Abductions of Alawite civilians, including women.
Villages such as al-Mashrafah reported mass flight.
Hama Governorate
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Arrests and abductions, some leading to executions.
Women and girls targeted in kidnapping campaigns.
General Notes (February):
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Rise in gender-based abductions (38 women and girls reported).
Desecration of shrines and intimidation of families continued.
Small-scale attacks created climate of insecurity.