Hundreds of people have reportedly been massacred in Syria over the last three days in the coastal provinces of Tartus and Latakia by the forces from the jihadist government.
The AFP reported that more than 530 people had been confirmed killed, according to figures released by one monitor group on Saturday. Other estimates placed the number that had been killed lower, with the lowest number coming in at approximately 150.
#BREAKING 532 Alawites killed by Syrian security forces, allies: new monitor toll pic.twitter.com/nVkzEXR5jE
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 8, 2025
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz pinned the massacre on the country’s new leader, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group, which was an offshoot of Al-Qaeda and was close to ISIS.
“Al-Julani took off his [robe], put on a suit, and presented a moderate facade,” Katz…
