SYRIA: Jolani’s thugs throw grenades into homes, kill Alawite teachers
Kayhan Int’l (27.10.2025) – Sectarian killings and abductions targeting Syria’s Alawite community intensified this week, as the country grapples with the aftermath of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) seizing control of Damascus under the leadership of Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, a former Al-Qaeda and Daesh commander.
Under his rule, HTS thugs have carried out widespread massacres and systematic attacks on Alawites, Shia, Druze, and Christian minorities, while Western powers remain largely silent, prioritizing geopolitical and economic interests over human rights.
On Friday, Jolani’s thugs threw two grenades into the home of 32-year-old Alawite teacher Raham Nizar Hamouda in the Al-Waleed neighborhood of Homs, killing her instantly and critically injuring her colleague Sara Muhammad Hamidoosh. Hamouda’s husband, a former Syrian army officer and engineer, is currently detained in Hama Central Prison.
Earlier in the month, on October 7, another female teacher was shot dead outside her school in Homs’ Zahra neighborhood. On October 21, 13-year-old Hanin Raslan was killed and her sister, 14-year-old Ghazal Raslan, wounded by gunfire from Syrian internal security forces affiliated with HTS, according to the Syria Justice Archive. That same day, the body of young Alawite man Alaa Muhammad Ibrahim was discovered at Al-Waer Hospital, having been dumped in the Al-Qarabis neighborhood.
On October 20, Hatem Abboud, a security guard working with the UN at the Safir Hotel, was gunned down by HTS thugs on Al-Habbal Street and left to bleed to death without medical aid.
In a social media video on October 23, a local man confronted Jolani’s thugs who had bombed his home, asking why they targeted him despite being Sunni. The militants’ chilling reply: “Because this is an Alawite street.”
Homs, a religiously mixed city, has endured relentless bombings, shootings, and kidnappings since the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
The HTS-led security apparatus continues the sectarian campaign, building on decades of violence fueled by Western-backed takfiri extremist groups during Syria’s 14-year war.
Human rights organizations warn that HTS’ thuggish rule marks a new phase of sectarian terror, with minorities increasingly trapped between systematic killings and the international community’s silence.
Analysts say the West’s muted response reflects its focus on securing political influence and access to Syria’s resources, while leaving vulnerable populations at the mercy of brutal takfiri terrorists.
Under Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, Syria has entered a grim era where religious identity determines life or death, and minority communities face existential threats as the world watches in cautious calculation.
Photo: Reham Hammouda (32), teacher killed by two grenades (Credit: CSW)
