Composite image of Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa (al-Julani), a former al-Qaeda leader. On the right, mourners gathered for victims of the government-backed massacre of Syrian Alawites in March 2025. Syria has launched its first trial connected to the March mass killings of Alawite civilians, bringing a dozen defendants before a court in Aleppo. The public proceedings began on November 18, 2025. Between March 6 and 17, coordinated massacres killed roughly 1,400 people in the coastal Alawite regions of Latakia and Tartus. Witnesses said armed men asked victims whether they were Alawite before threatening or killing them, often blaming them for alleged crimes of the former government. Syria has been run by senior members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a former Al Qaeda affiliate, since they…
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