(1 May 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Near Damascus, Syria – 1 May 2025
1. Various of empty cartridges, shattered glass on the ground, children collecting empty cartridges
2. Children gathering around dead bodies on the ground, taking photos with their mobiles
3. Various of burnt car in the street
4. Various of heavy machine guns, security forces in the street
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abu Akram (nickname), head of operations in the General Security:
“On April 30, your brothers in the General Security Service, in cooperation with heroes from the Ministry of Defense, pursued groups operating outside the law. They engaged in clashes with them using light and medium weapons. The groups were expelled from the city of Sahnaya. Full control was re-established over the city, checkpoints were deployed throughout the area, and residents and normal life have returned to the city.”
6. Various of shop owner Mohammad Feras sweeping up broken glass inside his shop
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Feras, shop owner:
“The situation was very difficult and the damage was extensive. As you can see, the shopfront and some items inside were affected. Our car here was also heavily damaged. Thank God, it all passed safely thanks to the General Security. And peace and safety have returned, praise be to God. We pray to God for compensation, but the damage was significant unfortunately."
8. Mid of street
9. Ibrahim al-Hariri, shop owner in front of his furniture shop
10. Damage to furniture shop
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ibrahim al-Hariri, shop owner:
“The events began the day before yesterday. I was there that morning and stayed until 6 p.m., then I returned home. Yesterday, the neighbors asked me not to come because the situation was difficult. Indeed, I didn’t go and stayed at home, following the events through the neighbors, Facebook, and social media. The situation was very difficult."
12. Various of security forces checkpoint
STORYLINE:
Residents and shop owners in a town south of the capital Damascus, where clashes erupted recently, described a "difficult" aftermath and extensive property damage.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor, said that 22 people had been killed in the clashes altogether, of whom 16 were members of the security forces, while two were Druze residents of Sahnaya.
Mohammad Feras, a falafel shop owner, lamented the heavy damage saying that much will need replacing, but overall was grateful for the halt in fighting.
Ibrahim al-Hariri, another shop owner, said he was warned by neighbors to not come to his shop as the situation was too dangerous on Wednesday.
He followed social media posts to receive updates about the clashes and was able to inspect the state of his shop on Thursday.
Druze militias, prominent in the southwest of Syria, have an uneasy relationship with the current government, which is dominated by Sunni groups.
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