Syria's Aleppo military court convicts three over March 2025 coastal killings; 14 defendants tried so far against 298 suspects named by the government inquiry

A government inquiry verified at least 1,426 mostly civilian deaths in the March 2025 violence on Syria's Alawite-majority coast and identified 298 suspects; more than 500 suspects have been referred for prosecution. A first trial opened in Aleppo on 18 November 2025 with 14 defendants: seven government security force members accused of killing unarmed civilians and seven alleged Assad supporters accused of attacking security forces.