Syria: How do survivors of Alawite mass killings cope? – dw.com

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Months after the deadly March 2025 violence in Syria’s coastal town of Baniyas, survivors are still grappling with grief and trauma. DW meets Maya Nasser, who lost her father and uncle during the killings.
In Syria’s coastal town of Baniyas, survivors recall mass killings in March 2025 that followed the fall of Bashar Assad. Nearly 1500 Alawites were killed after a brief rebellion by Assad loyalists. Maya Nasser lost her father and uncle and now volunteers with YAMMI, a grassroots group supporting children of victims. As the community struggles to heal, locals say almost every family suffered losses, with hundreds buried in a mass grave.

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