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The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions
Early March 2025 was when Syria’s post-Assad transition turned sour. In scenes that resembled the worst moments of Syria’s civil war, hundreds of Alawite civilians were killed, probably by a combination of pro-government forces and extra-judicial Sunni death squads. The violence began as an anti-government uprising in Syria’s coastal, Alawite-dominated Latakia province. But the subsequent massacres were a country-wide event, with reports of Sunni militias killing Alawite civilians in Homs, Tartous, Hama and elsewhere. These systemic acts of sectarian murder apparently vindicated the long-held view by some observers that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa — despite his apparent transformation from militant The post The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions appeared first on War on the Rocks.
Early March 2025 was when Syria’s post-Assad transition turned sour. In scenes that resembled the worst moments of Syria’s civil war, hundreds of Alawite civilians were killed, probably by a combination of pro-government forces and extra-judicial Sunni death squads. The violence began as an anti-government uprising in Syria’s coastal, Alawite-dominated Latakia province. But the subsequent massacres were a country-wide event, with reports of Sunni militias killing Alawite civilians in Homs, Tartous, Hama and elsewhere. These systemic acts of sectarian murder apparently vindicated the long-held view by some observers that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa — despite his apparent transformation from militant
The post The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions appeared first on War on the Rocks.
