Syria war monitor says 11 civilians killed in security raids

By AFP - Apr 25,2025 - Last updated at Apr 25,2025

Syrians gather outside the United Nations Headquarters as Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani raises the new Syrian flag during a flag raising ceremony in New York on April 25, 2025 (AFP photo)

BEIRUT — A monitor of Syria's conflict said Friday that 11 civilians had been killed in security raids in the centre of the country over the past 24 hours.

The killings follow a wave of sectarian bloodshed last month, the worst since Islamist-led forces overthrew longtime president Bashar Al Assad.

"At least 11 civilians including university students were killed in Homs province over the past 24 hours after raids conducted by the security forces" and associated groups, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday, characterising the killings as "sectarian".

The government of interim President Ahmed Al Sharaa accused Assad loyalists of sparking the violence by attacking security forces.

Sharaa set up a one-month inquiry into the killings in mid-March, but the commission's deadline has since been extended by three months.

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