On the evening of 29/12/2025, a sectarian attack and acts of violence were documented in Latakia Governorate, carried out by individuals loyal to the current transitional authority, with the direct presence, support, and protection of the General Security apparatus affiliated with the de facto terrorist authority.

This occurred alongside the heavy deployment of Ministry of Defense factions and the establishment of General Security checkpoints across multiple neighborhoods of the city, which served to facilitate the attackers’ movements and provide operational cover, rather than protect civilians or prevent the assaults.

The documented violations include the following:
• Attacks on civilian property belonging to members of the Alawite community, including the destruction of private vehicles and commercial shops.
• Direct gunfire targeting residential homes and neighborhoods with an Alawite majority, posing an immediate and serious threat to civilian lives.
• Physical assaults against passersby using bladed weapons (knives and machetes), in addition to severe beatings, accompanied by verbal abuse, hate speech, and explicit sectarian incitement.

Verified video materials further document the widespread possession of bladed weapons by the attackers, including children and minors, constituting a grave violation of child protection principles and indicating the use of minors in organized acts of violence.

In a related context, it was documented that on the previous day, peaceful demonstrators were subjected to similar attacks, including live gunfire and the use of bladed weapons, directly carried out by General Security forces and supporters of the transitional authority, resulting in dozens of injuries and the killing of several young men from the Alawite community while demanding their fundamental rights.

Verified images and materials document that hundreds of attackers motivated by sectarian intent, loyal to the transitional de facto authority led by Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani), carried out a coordinated attack targeting civilian areas in the city of Latakia.

The attack was documented on the street behind the Immigration and Passports Department, and the recorded violations include:
• Direct assaults on residents using batons, knives, machetes, and clubs.
• Destruction of civilian vehicles and vandalism of commercial shops.
• Theft of vehicles and private property.
• Direct gunfire aimed at homes and residential buildings in neighborhoods with an Alawite majority, posing an immediate threat to civilian lives.

The verified materials further show the spread of theft, pickpocketing, and a state of general disorder along al-Maliki Street, extending toward the al-Raml al-Shamali area.

The nature of the violations, together with their temporal and geographic coordination, indicates a large-scale sectarian attack targeting civilians and their property, within a context of deliberate security breakdown and the absence of any protective measures for the population.
Notably, the General Security apparatus of the de facto authority is documented as participating in and supporting this sectarian attack, playing a role in facilitating the attackers’ movements and providing operational cover, while failing to intervene to protect civilians or prevent the assaults.

Verified video material documents a direct sectarian attack committed by individuals loyal to the transitional de facto authority led by Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) against a child from the Alawite community.

The footage shows the child while bringing bread to his family, where he was subjected to:
• Direct physical assault, including beating and humiliation.
• Open religious denunciation and incitement against him.
• Psychological intimidation and coercion, forcing him to renounce his religious belief and recite the Shahada under threat.

The child’s fate after the recording stopped remains unknown, raising serious concerns regarding his physical and psychological safety.

This incident reflects a systematic pattern of sectarian violence and religious coercion, highlighting a grave level of violations against children and civilians on a sectarian basis by this terrorist authority and its loyalists, in the absence of any protection or accountability.

🔴 Documentation – Latakia Governorate

A child among the followers of sectarian attackers loyal to the transitional de facto terrorist authority was observed carrying a sword taller than himself and participating in an attack against unarmed Alawite civilians.

This conduct constitutes a serious violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including:
• Protection of children from involvement in hostilities and armed violence.
• The right to physical and psychological safety.
• Exploitation and coercion on religious and sectarian grounds.

This incident reflects the use of children in systematic sectarian violence, within a context of impunity and complete lack of protection for the civilian population.

Supporters of the transitional de facto terrorist authority, backed by the General Security apparatus of the de facto authority, stormed Al-Zira’a and Al-Mashrou’ Al-Sabe’ neighborhoods, predominantly inhabited by Alawite civilians.

The documented violations include:
• Destruction of commercial shops and private vehicles using batons, clubs, swords, daggers, and knives.
• Organized attacks targeting unarmed civilians and their property on a sectarian basis.
• Participation of children and minors in the assault, carrying large knives (shantiyaan) measuring 70 cm, constituting a serious violation of child rights.

This incident reflects a systematic pattern of sectarian violence in the absence of any deterrent or civilian protection.