Three Alawite civilians are killed in western Syria overnight, as Syria’s death toll nears 8,000 in six months.

HTS forces have killed at least 42 Alawites during the past two weeks in Syria.

The Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham-led (HTS) militants of the ruling regime in Syria have killed 72 people across the conflict-ridden country over the past 24 hours, a UK-based war monitor says.

The United Nations Security Council has agreed to a statement condemning widespread violence in Syria and urging the country’s new administration to protect all ethnic and religious minorities, diplomats say.

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Militants affiliated with the HTS government in Syria have carried out 35 summary executions over the past 72 hours, a UK-based war monitor says.