73 Dead As Syria Sees Deadliest Sectarian Violence In Months

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Last Updated:May 01, 2025, 19:51 IST

A Britain-based monitor said that 30 people died in Jaramana and Sahnaya.

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Members of Syria's security forces stand guard at a checkpoint in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya near Damascus on May 1, 2025. Syrian Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri on May 1, condemned what he called a "genocidal campaign" against his people, after two days of deadly sectarian clashes. (IMAGE: AFP)

At least 73 people have been killed in two days of sectarian clashes in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday.

The Britain-based monitor, which relies on a network of sources in Syria, said that the death toll from Jaramana and Sahnaya included 30 members of the security forces, 15 fighters from the Druze minority and one civilian. In the southern Suweyda province, 27 Druze gunmen were killed, 23 of them in an “ambush" on the Suweyda-Damascus road on Wednesday.

73 Dead As Syria Sees Deadliest Sectarian Violence In Months

A Britain-based monitor said that 30 people died in Jaramana and Sahnaya.

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