The Syrian citizen Ghadir Ibrahim was killed following an armed attack that targeted his commercial shop in the Jabal al-Ward area of Damascus city, on the morning of June 14, 2026. This incident falls within a series of recent violent acts targeting civilians.
According to available information, armed individuals targeted Ghadir Ibrahim inside his commercial shop in the Jabal al-Ward area, inflicting multiple gunshot wounds. He was transferred to a hospital to receive medical treatment; however, he succumbed to his injuries.
The victim hailed from the Al-Qutailibiyah area in the countryside of Jableh and belonged to the Alawite sect.
This incident comes amid escalating concerns over the recurrence of killings and targeted attacks against civilians from the Alawite community in several Syrian regions, particularly in the governorates of Homs and Hama, over recent days and weeks.
On June 11, 2026, the citizen Suleiman Abdulhamid Nisafi (60 years old), a shepherd from the Alawite community, was killed following an armed attack on the road connecting the villages of Jubb Abbas and Al-Shawkatliya in the eastern countryside of Homs. Available data suggests a suspected sectarian motive behind the attack.
On June 9, 2026, the citizen Ali Khazem Al-Darwish, a member of the Alawite community, was killed hours after being abducted from his home in the village of Al-Rabi’ah in the countryside of Hama governorate. According to available information, an armed group stormed his home and took him to an unknown destination, before his body was later found near the junction of Kafr al-Tun village, bearing gunshot wounds.
Furthermore, on June 8, 2026, the citizen Ali Ismail, owner of the “Al-Ghadir” butcher shop and a member of the Alawite community, passed away from injuries sustained during an armed attack targeting him inside his workplace in the Al-Arman neighborhood of Homs city. Information indicates that an armed assailant stormed the shop and opened fire on him, before the assailant was subsequently killed while the victim’s brother attempted to apprehend him.
June 7, 2026, witnessed several armed attacks in the countryside of Hama. One of these attacks resulted in the killing of two young men, Yael Khodor Al-Khodor and Ali Hassan Al-Hassan, and the injury of three others, including a child, in an attack that targeted members of a single family in the town of Tal Sakkin (Al-Sarout) in the western countryside of Hama.
In a separate incident on the same day, Kolab Ahmed Alloush and Mahmoud Ayman Alloush were killed, while Ahmed Ayman Alloush (19 years old) and Ali Kolab Alloush were injured, following an armed attack targeting members of the Alloush family inside a barbershop in the village of Al-Shuhaib in the Salamiyah countryside.
On June 6, 2026, local sources documented the death of citizen Hassan Youssef Al-Tawil, who hailed from the village of Al-Barouha, administrative to the Talkalakh area in the western countryside of Homs, five days after being detained by personnel affiliated with General Security, according to available information. Local sources also reported that his brother, Hafez Al-Tawil, had passed away last year during detention as a result of torture, according to local testimonies.
On June 1, 2026, two young men, Majd Hatem Al-Shaer and Yamen Hussein Al-Suleiman, both from the Alawite community, were killed in an armed attack carried out by unidentified feelings/assailants in the village of Kitlon, administrative to the Salamiyah countryside east of Hama governorate.
The facts documented during the recent period indicate an escalation in killings and targeted attacks against civilians from the Alawite community across several Syrian regions, particularly in the countrysides of Homs and Hama, and the city of Damascus. The recurrence of these incidents and the similarity of their patterns raise serious concerns regarding the possibility of targeting based on sectarian affiliation. This necessitates independent and transparent investigations to uncover the circumstances of these violations, identify those responsible, and hold them accountable.
These incidents constitute a grave violation of the right to life and personal security, both of which are fundamental rights guaranteed under international human rights law. They further underscore the urgent need to implement effective measures to protect civilians, prevent acts of violence, hate speech, and incitement, and ensure accountability and non-impunity in accordance with relevant international standards.
