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Syrian forces accused of executing medics in Suwayda hospital
- A video published on July 16 by Suwayda 24 shows armed men forcing medical staff to kneel and executing one who resisted at a hospital in Sweida, southern Syria.
- The incident occurred amid intense clashes starting July 13 between Druze militias, armed Bedouin groups, and government forces, escalating sectarian violence in the region.
- Activist groups reported that the gunmen wore military or security attire, and a prominent monitoring organization described the footage as a disturbing execution carried out by members of Syria’s defense and interior ministries.
- Syria’s Interior Ministry appointed Maj. Gen. Abdul Qader Al-Tahhan to investigate, pledging accountability, while UN officials and rights activists called for immediate, independent probes.
- This event has deepened the strain between the Druze minority and the Syrian authorities, underscoring critical issues regarding the safety of civilians and emphasizing the necessity for a credible and unbiased inquiry.
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With weapons drawn, the men in army fatigues storm the hospital in the minority town of al-Suwayda in southern Syria. Then they shoot at a kneeling man wearing hospital clothes.
On July 16, men in uniform burst into a hospital in the southern Syrian city of Sweida and shot a staff member. The incident, captured on surveillance footage, is seen as evidence of the Syrian military's involvement in the attacks on the Druze minority.
Sky News UK
WTX NewsCCTV shows men in combat clothing shooting hospital volunteer at point-blank range in Syria
The footage captured in the mainly Druze city of Sweida also shows a crowd of other terrified health workers being held at gunpoint with their hands in the air.
Calls for Independent Investigation After Video of Field Execution at Suweida Hospital - The Syrian Observer
Syrian human rights activists have renewed calls for an independent investigation into the violence that erupted last month in Suweida, a predominantly Druze province, following the release of a video on Sunday showing armed individuals, believed to be government forces, killing a volunteer paramedic in a hospital. The week-long violence, which began on July 13, started with clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes in Suweida. The situa…
Al-Monitor
Syria vows to investigate footage of Sweida hospital killing
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Syria's interior ministry said on Monday that it would investigate footage showing men in military fatigues shooting an unarmed man in scrubs at point-blank range in the main hospital in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida last month.Syria's interior ministry said in a written statement that it had seen the "disturbing video" and "condemns and denounces this act in the strongest terms".
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