Syrian Massacre of Druze Marks Third Major Attack on Minorities in Just Seven Months

Islamist fighter, posing with Druze victim. Photos courtesy of Syria social media reporters and Free Burma Rangers.

Nearly 1,000 people, most of them from Syria’s Druze minority, were slaughtered in July 2025 by regime forces loyal to Ahmad al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of the HTS-led government. The massacre is the latest in a series of targeted attacks against religious minorities since al-Sharaa seized power in December 2024, following the ousting of the Assad regime.