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Video of As-Suwayda Hospital Murder Tests Syrian Government's Accountability - The Media Line
SUWAYDA, SYRIA, AUG 11 – The Syrian Ministry of Interior condemned the hospital execution and vowed to hold perpetrators accountable amid clashes that left over 1,000 dead, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights.
- On Sunday, August 10, the Syrian Ministry of Interior condemned the video of a civilian’s execution at Sweida National Hospital and vowed accountability, referring perpetrators to the judiciary.
- Amid growing sectarian violence, conflict began in early July between Druze residents and Sunni Muslim Bedouin militias, with reports of government forces involved in hostilities, including alleged summary executions.
- The video depicts five armed men—four in green military fatigues and one in a black Interior Ministry uniform—confronting hospital staff before shooting civil engineer Mohammad Bahsas twice with a rifle and pistol.
- Meanwhile, the Israeli government conducted airstrikes supporting the local Druze, while residents accused the Syrian government of blocking aid in Suwayda city.
- The Council urged full, safe, and rapid humanitarian access in the heavily-Druze Sweida area, amid deep concern over fighting that displaced nearly 200,000 people.
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Syrian Government Vows to Investigate Shooting at Druze City Hospital
The Syrian Interior Ministry said on Monday it would investigate a shocking video that showed four men in military fatigues executing an unarmed man in medical scrubs at the main hospital in Sweida, the Druze-dominated city at the heart of recent factional violence. The post Syrian Government Vows to Investigate Shooting at Druze City Hospital appeared first on Breitbart.
"We cannot live in peace with these people. They are terrorists," said a hospital doctor - Watch the video
Video of execution in Syrian hospital unleashes national outrage
The recording, made on July 16 by a surveillance camera, shows how armed men, allegedly linked to the Ministry of Defense and the Internal Security Forces, forcibly take out one of the arrested, beat him and shoot him at close range, Then dragging his body to another ward of the medical center. The images also show dozens of people dressed in medical clothing, kneeling inside one of the rooms, under the surveillance of military personnel. Fadel …
Syria vows to investigate footage of Sweida hospital execution
Security camera footage shows 4 men in green military fatigues and one man in a black uniform with the words 'Interior Ministry' printed on it abusing and then shooting a victim while others are made to kneel on the ground
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