When residents of Suwayda, a predominantly Druze province in southern Syria, awoke to news of mass executions in mid-July, the horror quickly spread through the community. Families buried their loved ones while demanding answers, accusing Syrian government forces and affiliated groups of committing extrajudicial executions in cold blood. Now, with Amnesty International and other rights groups documenting the killings, international calls for accountability are mounting.

According to Amnesty International’s latest findings, Syrian security and military forces, along with allied armed groups, carried out a series of deliberate executions on July 15 and 16. The killings followed the deployment of troops and the imposition of a strict curfew across Suwayda city and its surrounding areas.

Eyewitness testimonies, corroborated by verified videos and forensic analysis, reveal that 46 Druze civilians-44 men and two women-were executed in public and private spaces. The victims were dragged from their homes, detained in makeshift facilities, and summarily shot. Some executions reportedly occurred in a public square, while others took place inside a hospital, school, ceremonial hall, and private residences.

One grieving woman told Amnesty that three armed men in military uniforms stormed her family home, seizing her two brothers and nephew. Hours later, she found them dead, executed in what she described as “cold........

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