Over 10,000 killed in Syria in nine months as violence escalates

DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) — More than 10,672 people have been killed in Syria over the past nine months amid intensifying violence and instability, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The U.K.-based monitoring group said the collapse of the former regime has fueled widespread bloodshed, with 3,020 victims executed in what it described as “brutal” field killings.

According to the report, civilian casualties made up the majority of the toll, with 8,180 killed, including 438 children and 620 women.

Deaths were attributed to random gunfire, arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, airstrikes, and shelling by government forces, armed groups, and ISIS.

Additional fatalities resulted from Israeli airstrikes, Turkish bombardments, and explosive remnants of war.

The Observatory documented 883 civilians killed by the Military Operations Administration, among them 24 children and 58 women. At least 56 men also died under torture in detention facilities.

Non-civilian deaths totaled 2,492, including 1,034 members of the Military Operations Administration. The group warned that systematic killings and executions were worsening sectarian and regional divisions across the country.

The report criticized the lack of accountability, noting that official investigative committees have failed to deliver credible findings.

It said mass killings in provinces such as Homs and Sweida remain unaddressed, while thousands of detainees continue to be held without trial or charges.

The Observatory urged both local authorities and international actors to take immediate steps to protect civilians, curb sectarian incitement, and establish genuine transitional justice mechanisms to ensure accountability and lay the groundwork for stability.