UNSC condemns Syrian interim government of Jolani over recent massacres
The United Nations Security Council has condemned Syria’s interim government of Mohammad al-Jolani for the widespread violence and massacre of dozens of civilians in the country.
The statement, the result of joint efforts by Russia and the United States, specifically condemns the mass killings of Alawites and Christians by the Syrian authorities.
In the statement, the UN Security Council strongly condemns the widespread violence, including the killing of civilians, in the Syrian provinces of Latakia and Tartus.
The UN Security Council stated that the interim Syrian authorities must protect all Syrians, regardless of ethnicity or religion.
Alawites, or Alawis are an Arab ethnoreligious group who live primarily in the Levant region in West Asia and follow Alawism.