In early March, the Syrian city of Baniyas experienced horrific violence as armed groups executed over 1,600 civilians, mostly from the Alawite minority. The city, left nearly abandoned, was characterized by burnt vehicles, looted shops, and makeshift morgues. Emergency workers struggled to recover bodies, with numerous residents calling for assistance. The massacre highlighted a significant failure of the new rebel-led government in safeguarding the Alawites, who had long been part of the elite under Assad's regime, thereby intensifying the ongoing sectarian conflict in the region.
In March, the city of Baniyas was devastated, its streets strewn with the aftermath of violence, revealing evidence of a massacre targeting the Alawite minority.
Over three days, armed men stormed Baniyas, executing civilians indiscriminately and exposing the new rebel-led government's inability to protect the Alawite community.
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