Jolani of HTS received the full report on the bloodshed from the fact-finding committee on July 13, the statement from the presidency says — the same day sectarian violence erupted in the heavily Druze province of Sweida.
He asked the committee to hold a press conference to present its findings as soon as possible “if it seems appropriate,” the presidency adds, without releasing any details of the report.
It is unclear when, or if, the findings will be released.
In March, on Syria’s Alawite coast, gunmen stormed homes and asked residents whether they were Alawite or Sunni before killing or sparing them, according to testimonies documented by survivors, rights groups and international organizations.
Entire families — including women, children and the elderly — were killed, with some of the violence recorded on video as victims in civilian clothing were executed.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor reported at the time that the government forces and allied groups committed massacres, killing more than 1,700 civilians, mostly Alawites.
AFP via ToI report

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