Less than nine months have passed since the de facto authority, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly al-Golani), took control of Syria’s governance, yet the shocking results of what has been called the “state-building” efforts and attempts to address the legacy of Assad’s tyranny have become clear.

Instead of receiving praise from the United Nations, human rights organizations, and international bodies for its supposed policies, within less than nine months, dozens of documented UN and international reports have exposed a bloody record of thousands of killed, hundreds of kidnapped individuals, severe violations of human rights, an economy plundered and run in the shadows, practices that undermine the rule of law, monopolize power, and repeatedly reinforce sectarianism and the logic of dominance.

It was expected that the fall of the Assad regime would open a new chapter for Syria—wounded and exhausted—but what has unfolded is a repetition of patterns of repression, looting, and discrimination, using new tools and fronts. Reports from the UN Commission of Inquiry, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Reuters, and the Syrian Network for Human Rights all explicitly state that what has been achieved in less than nine months is not reconstruction, but rather a double destruction and a catastrophic failure.

What follows below is not analysis, predictions, or criticism; it is an official and documented record demonstrating that the “achievements” of this regime—whose supporters promote it as the hope of Syrians—have only resulted in more bloodshed, violations of dignity, and deepening Syrian wounds.

File of Violations in Syria (08/12/2024 – 03/09/2025)
De Facto Authority Led by Ahmed al-Sharaa Under International Scrutiny

Military/Security Sector
- March 2025 – Coastal Region  
  - COI/OHCHR (March 9 and 14): Violence in the coast was widespread and systematic… amounting to war crimes.  
  - Amnesty International (March 10): Hundreds of civilians, mostly Alawite, were killed in horrifying sectarian attacks.  
  - Amnesty International (April 3): These killings should be investigated as war crimes.  
  - Reuters (June 30 / July 1): documented 1,479 deaths at 40 sites… with leadership connected to powerful figures in Damascus.

- July 2025 – Sweida  
  - COI/OHCHR (July 15): The committee expressed deep concern over killings, kidnappings, and arson… and reminded the interim authorities of their duty of protection and accountability.  
  - Amnesty International (September 2): 46 Druze civilians were executed by deliberate shooting in public squares, homes, a school, and a hospital.  
  - Reuters (July 29 / August 11): Videos shot by the perpetrators themselves showed the execution of unarmed Druze men.  
  - Reuters (September 3): The government announced the detention of security and interior personnel for investigating Sweida crimes.

Economic/Governance Sector
- Reuters (April 30): Alawite families were given minutes to leave their homes in Damascus… some of which were privately owned.  
- Reuters (July 24): A shadow committee led by al-Sharaa’s older brother is secretly reshaping the economy, raising questions about transparency and accountability.

Legal/Political Sector
- Human Rights Watch (March 25): The Constitutional Declaration concentrates executive power and weakens judicial independence… threatening fundamental rights.  
- Amnesty International (July 9): President Al-Sharaa must release the full investigation results regarding civilian killings.

Children and Recruitment Files
- UN Secretary-General Report (June 17): Serious violations against children continue in Syria—recruitment, use, killing, mutilation, and kidnapping.  
- UNICEF (August 25) – Flash #4 Sweida: Reports of children being used in violence, child marriage, and forced labor in affected areas.

Social File / Women’s Abductions
- Reuters (June 27): At least 33 cases of missing women and girls, mostly Alawite, were recorded in Tartus, Lattakia, and Hama, often for financial blackmail.  
- Amnesty International (July 28): Investigate a series of abductions of women and girls, and hold authorities accountable.  
- OHCHR (August 21 – UN Experts): Reports of attacks on Druze communities, including sexual violence.

Regular Victim Documentation (SNHR)
- March 2025: A peak was documented in killings in the coast… most victims were civilians.  
- July 2025: Thousands of victims fell, and tens of thousands displaced during events in Sweida.  
- August 2025: 91 civilians killed, including 18 children and 5 women, with four killed under torture.

The fall of the former regime from December 2024 to September 2025. UN reports, human rights organizations, and a sober media investigation documented the de facto regime led by Ahmed al-Sharai, who has multiple responsibilities:
• War crimes in the coast and south.
• Field executions, kidnappings, and executions of women and children.
• Minor recruitment and social exploitation.
• Forced postponement and sectarian practices in Damascus and Homs.
• Politicization of the law and the constitutional declaration to consolidate power.
• Secret restructuring of the economy through interconnected networks.
• Failure to ensure accountability and transparency.
In parallel, reports by the COI, IIIM, and the Group of Missing Persons affirmed that accountability and transitional justice are essential conditions for future stability in Syria.

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