On October 10, 2025, the Alawite neighborhoods in the Al-Qadam area of Damascus were subjected to a systematic sectarian attack, part of the escalating wave of sectarian violence and discrimination across Syria. The assault followed weeks of incitement and took the form of a coordinated mob attack using sticks and sharp weapons against residents and their homes. The attackers chanted sectarian slogans aimed at forcibly displacing Alawite families from the area, causing widespread panic among the inhabitants.
Detailed Information
Date: October 10, 2025 (following preparations that began on September 26).
Location: Al-‘Anazah Alley and Al-Assad (Station) Neighborhood, in the Al-Qadam area, Damascus, Syria.
Identity of victims: Civilians belonging to the Alawite sect.
Perpetrating party: A group of armed men, noting that the preparations for the attack included military meetings held on September 26 and incitement demonstrations that paved the way for the assault.
Attack on Alawi neighborhoods in the Qadam area of Damascus
