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Syria’s rebel leader courted the world. Now his forces stand accused of a massacre

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Ahmed al-Sharaa's government now stands accused of massacring minority groups Alawites , Christians and Druze in response to a series of ambushes by gunmen apparently loyal to the former regime of Bashar al-Assad .

Approximately 750 civilians have been killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , a London -based war monitor.

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had received numerous reports of summary executions.

In one instance on Friday , ISF , a branch of the new regime’s security forces, reportedly killed 69 Alawites in one go.

This comes amid reports that multiple government troops were executed near Qardaha .