Despite spelling mistakes that rendered the graffiti almost meaningless, armed militants from the General Security and Ministry of Defense of the de facto authorities, backed by loyalist tribal militias, left their imprint on the walls of Najib Al-Zoghbi Elementary School in the town of ‘Ara, western Suwayda, during their mid-July incursion.

The very classrooms where local children once cut their teeth on learning, scribbling on chalkboards and proudly displaying their artwork, have now been defaced and transformed into a propaganda canvas of extremist jihadist ideology — a chilling reminder of a systematic campaign of terror, persecution, and sectarian hatred that swept through the province with fire and sword.

This humble school, one of dozens that have been deliberately targeted in what may constitute war crimes and cultural vandalism, was built to prepare young minds for a brighter future. Instead, it has become a graveyard of dreams, echoing with religious chants that trampled the dignity and rights of hundreds of innocent children and families. These acts not only violate basic human decency but also breach international humanitarian law which protects schools and civilians in times of conflict.

September 8, 2025
🔴 Body of Elderly Alawite Man Found Two Days After Abduction

🔹Homs: On September 6, members of the de facto authorities abducted 67-year-old taxi driver Izzat Shawish (Abu Nabil), a resident of the Zahraa neighborhood in Homs.

His body was discovered today, September 8, with a gunshot wound to the head and transferred to Al-Waer Hospital.

The victim, Kamal Ali Al-Ashqar (Abu Miqdad), from Al-Zahraa neighborhood in Homs, was a modest construction worker struggling to make ends meet. His only “crime” was being Alawite.

On September 8, 2025, around 4:00 PM, while heading to work in Karm Shamsham, he was cut off in his tracks on Cairo Street by a black jeep operated by the General Security of the de facto authorities. From that moment, he vanished without a trace.

The next day, September 9, 2025, his body was discovered at Al-Waer Hospital, executed in cold blood with gunshot wounds to the head and chest.

In the blink of an eye, the life of an unarmed man — armed with nothing but his will to earn an honest living — was snuffed out. His name and sectarian identity alone became a death sentence written in stone.