The Druze, an ethno-religious group present primarily in southern Syria, have been targeted in two major attacks this year, resulting in thousands of deaths and around one hundred thousand people displaced. The violence involved extrajudicial killings, religious persecution, and systematic abuses against women. The perpetrators are linked to the Damascus interim government forces and allied militias. This fact-sheet details the massacres, their sectarian motivations, the humanitarian impact, and the urgent need for humanitarian access and protection.
