# Coastal violence escalates into mass killings during security operations

Date: 2025

Fighting and security operations in Syria's coastal region in March 2025 were followed by mass killings of civilians, particularly Alawites, amid abuses attributed to multiple armed actors including forces aligned with the new authorities. This fact records the mass-violence episode and the transitional leadership's responsibility to command, investigate and prevent abuses; it does not assert that al-[Sharaa](/people/ahmed-al-sharaa) personally ordered killings.

## People

- Ahmed al-Sharaa: https://factrail.ai/people/ahmed-al-sharaa

## Drivers

- Armed-Conflict Intensity: https://factrail.ai/drivers/sec-armed-conflict-intensity

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-sharaa-says-developments-within-expected-challenges-clashes-continue-arab-2025-03-09/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/sy-coastal-massacres-government-response-2025-03