NNA - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the recent deaths of civilians from the minority Alawite community have raised the total death toll from violence since Thursday to 1,018.

This includes 125 security personnel and 148 fighters reportedly affiliated with the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, the monitor noted.

The Observatory said security forces and allied groups killed 745 Alawite civilians over the past three days, revising upward a previous toll. --- Al Mayadeen

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