On February 28, 2024, in Sweida province, Syria, a protester was killed and another was injured during anti-government protests against President Bashar al-Assad. This incident marks the first fatality in the Druze province's demonstrations that began last year. The protests saw demonstrators destroying pictures of Assad, particularly in the courtyard of the National Hospital in the city of Suwayda. The death and injury occurred when pro-Assad security forces opened fire on the demonstrators, signaling a significant escalation in the over six-month-long anti-Assad protests. Local news outlets, medical sources, and monitoring groups have confirmed the casualties.
At least one person killed in Syria's Sweida province in an anti-government protest against President Bashar al-Assad, report local news outlets and monitoring groups ⤵️ https://t.co/Mm2MTUAcKN
At least one person killed in Syria's Sweida province in an anti-government protest against President Bashar al-Assad, report local news outlets and monitoring groups⤵️ https://t.co/Mm2MTUAcKN
Syria: One killed in Suwayda as protests resume against Assad government, @Adam_Lucente reports https://t.co/sEuhXkJAA5
BREAKING: Demonstrators destroy pictures of dictator Bashar al-Assad in the courtyard of the National Hospital in the city of Suwayda, amid a state of anger after one person was killed and another was injured following gunfire by Assad’s members. February 28, 2024. https://t.co/ppvphq1lqA
One protester was killed and another injured when pro-Assad security forces fired on an anti-regime demonstration in Suwayda this morning. This marks the first death following over six months of anti-Assad protests, indicating a significant escalation. New protests in Syria? https://t.co/DHTeLoC0Bv
A Syrian man died of wounds sustained in a protest against President Bashar al-Assad in the southern flashpoint province of #Sweida, a medical source and two local monitors say. #Syria https://t.co/0KbbxpRwOD
#BREAKING A protester killed in anti-Assad protests in Sweida province, the first fatality In the anti-government protests in the Druze province that erupted last year https://t.co/RklFCyMlTY