Syria’s Extremist-Led Government Is Holding Alleged Show Trials for Government-Backed Massacre in March
Composite image of Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa (al-Julani), a former al-Qaeda leader. On the right, mourners gathered for victims of the government-backed massacre of Syrian Alawites in March 2025. Syria has launched its first trial connected to the March mass killings of Alawite civilians, bringing a dozen defendants before a court in Aleppo. The public proceedings began on November 18, 2025. Between March 6