• The events are a direct result of provocations by the so-called Interim Government factions (de facto authority) and their attempts to advance with tanks and armored vehicles into residential areas.

• The de facto authority has been spreading false claims through its affiliated media outlets, alleging that “Syrian Democratic Forces” targeted its positions — despite the complete absence of any SDF presence in the area since the April 1 Agreement.

1. Imposing a severe

security and humanitarian siege on the Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh.

2.

Blocking humanitarian aid and medical supplies, deliberately cutting essential relief routes on sectarian and ethnic grounds.

3.

Abducting and arbitrarily arresting unarmed civilians as part of an organized campaign of intimidation.

4.

Erecting earth berms and barriers around the neighborhoods to isolate them geographically and sever contact with the rest of the city.

5.

Shelling residential areas with mortars and drone strikes, resulting in civilian casualties and serious injuries.

6.

Destroying private homes and property, causing extensive damage to civilian infrastructure.

• Rising fear and anger among residents due to the ongoing violations.
• Multiple cases of mass suffocation following the use of tear gas against peaceful protesters.
• Worsening humanitarian conditions due to severe shortages of food and medical supplies.

• The Damascus Government and the de facto authority (

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham / Interim Government factions

) bear direct responsibility for:
• Maintaining the suffocating siege.
• Systematic attacks against civilians.
• Violating provisions of International Humanitarian Law, particularly Articles (3) and (18) of the Fourth Geneva Convention.

• Calling for an urgent international investigation into the attacks targeting civilians.
• Immediate lifting of the siege and unrestricted access for humanitarian aid.
• Accountability for those responsible for the shelling, abductions, and systematic provocations.
• Urging international and human rights organizations to document and monitor these crimes as serious violations of human rights and potential crimes against humanity.

Sectarian assault on a Druze student inside Al-Jazeera Private University amid negligence by relevant authorities

On October 6, 2025, a documented sectarian assault took place at Al-Jazeera Private University, located on Ghbāghib Road. A group of students physically attacked Ribal Suleiman Barakeh, a Druze student from the town of Arneh in Mount Hermon, solely because of his religious affiliation.

According to testimonies from students inside the university, a group of individuals affiliated with extremist ideologies (inspired by ISIS thought) attacked the student in front of the university’s main gate using sticks and sharp objects. Security personnel at the university reportedly refrained from intervening and merely stood by watching.

During the assault, the attackers shouted sectarian slurs and issued direct threats against Druze students, warning them that they would “face the same fate” if they returned to campus.

Following the incident, a security patrol arrived at the scene but arrested the assaulted student instead of the perpetrators. He was later released in critical condition.
Medical reports confirmed that Barakeh sustained a fractured coccyx, severe contusions across his body, and head injuries requiring five surgical stitches.

The university administration later issued a brief statement claiming that it was “not responsible for incidents occurring outside the campus,” a response that drew sharp criticism from students and human rights observers who denounced it as an attempt to evade legal and moral responsibility for the safety of its students.

• Urgent Appeal: There is a person injured by gunshots who requires immediate medical attention.

📌 Location of the injured: In front of the Evangelical Church, at the intersection of the end of Saint Catherine Church Street and Al-Ashrafieh Slope.

⛑️ Note: Emergency medical teams are urgently needed to provide life-saving assistance.

• A civilian was killed instantly after a shell directly struck his head, reportedly fired by Jihadists of the de facto authority, resulting in his immediate death.
• The victim’s identity remains unknown due to severe disfigurement.

📌 Note: Images from the scene show the victim’s head remains. Viewer discretion is advised, as the content is graphic.

⛑️ Urgent Appeal: It is critical to document these violations and to warn civilians about the dangers of shells being deliberately targeted along sectarian and ethnic lines by the Public Security and Ministry of Defense forces of the de facto authority in residential areas.