The new Syrian regime launches mass executions of Christians, Druze, and Alawites.

The NGO Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that more than 1,000 Christian, Druze, and Alawite civilians have been executed by the security forces of the new Syrian regime.

This occurs amid a campaign against armed groups loyal to the former dictator Bashar al Assad on the country's coast, since the escalation began last Thursday. The total number of deaths amounts to 1,018.

The executions, which include women and children, have been concentrated mainly in the city of Latakia, one of the most intense focal points of the clashes and a stronghold of the Alawite minority, which now faces reprisals from the new authorities, according to the Observatory, based in London.

The civilians "have been annihilated in a manner that doesn't differ from the operations carried out by the security forces of the former regime, in a collective act of revenge," the organization stated, which also counts about 213 fighters killed, including 93 members of the Internal Security Forces and the Syrian Ministry of Defense. Other sources raise the number of deceased personnel to more than 120.

The organization also reported power and water supply cuts in much of Latakia for the second consecutive day, along with communication disruptions in some areas. Bakeries have suspended their production and markets have closed.

Rami Abdelrahman, director of the Observatory, described the situation as a "criminal scenario" and a "sectarian catastrophe," warning that the number of executed could exceed 2,000. He also warned that the Alawite population of Latakia and its surroundings is fleeing amid the "fires and thefts" affecting their homes.