Ms. Wissam Aziz Mansour, a 35-year-old Syrian woman from the Alawite sect and a mother of three children, was abducted in an incident that raises serious concerns regarding her safety and the safety of her young daughter who was accompanying her.
According to available information, Wissam Aziz Mansour originates from Homs Governorate. She is married and resides in the countryside of Latakia Governorate, in the village of Harf Al-Musaytirah.
On Wednesday, 11 March 2026, Ms. Wissam left her home heading to the city of Jableh in order to visit a doctor. She was accompanied by her youngest daughter, who is four years old. Since that time, all contact with them has been completely lost, and the family has been unable to determine their whereabouts or fate.
Activists reported that the family later received a phone call from a number belonging to Ms. Wissam herself; however, the speakers were unidentified individuals. According to the family’s account, the callers initially asked the victim’s relatives to send mobile phone credit so that they could continue communicating with them and negotiate, before later demanding sums of money in exchange for the release of Ms. Wissam and her daughter.
The family also stated that the callers addressed Ms. Wissam regarding the reason for her not wearing a headscarf, before informing the family that the return of the mother and her daughter was conditional upon the payment of money.
At the time of preparing this report, more than 48 hours have passed since the disappearance of Ms. Wissam and her daughter, while the family remains in a state of intense fear and anxiety amid the absence of any confirmed information regarding their fate or the party responsible for their abduction.
This incident reflects a troubling pattern of grave human rights violations in Syria, including kidnapping, enforced disappearance, and arbitrary detention—practices that are exacerbated by weak accountability mechanisms and the absence of effective legal protection for civilians.
The incident also occurs amid growing concern over violations related to kidnapping and enforced disappearance targeting civilians in Syria, including women belonging to religious or sectarian minorities.
This pattern of violations constitutes a direct threat to the right to liberty and personal security, particularly for women belonging to religious or sectarian minorities, and calls for urgent action by the relevant authorities to determine the fate of the victim and her daughter and to ensure their safety.
