Amnesty International: 46 Druze Men and Women Executed in As-Suwayda
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and CNN Arabic, Amnesty international announced following new investigations into July’s events in Syria’s Sweida province that Joulani forces executed dozens of Druze civilians unlawfully and without legal procedure.
In its report, Amnesty International stated that verified video footage and eyewitness testimonies prove 46 Druze men and women were deliberately and illegally killed.
The organization explained the executions were carried out by government forces and affiliated units wearing military and security uniforms. These killings took place in a public square, private homes, a school, a hospital, and an event hall within Sweida province.
Amnesty International emphasized that the current Syrian government must hold accountable the security personnel, military forces, and their affiliates involved in these unlawful executions of Druze men and women in Sweida.
The report documents deliberate gunfire targeting 46 Druze individuals-44 men and two women-with confirmed killings plus staged executions of two elderly people on July 15th and 16th in Sweida.
Additionally,during these days armed groups chanted sectarian slogans against Druze citizens. They humiliated clergy members by shaving their mustaches-a symbolically important feature in Druze culture.
Amnesty International also disclosed receiving credible reports concerning abductions conducted between July 17th-19th by both armed Druze factions and Bedouin tribal militants. The organization is currently investigating these allegations.
