UN: Over 400,000 Syrians displaced after war due to sectarian violence

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (YPA) – The United Nations has confirmed that more than 400,000 Syrians have been displaced from their homes in the year following the official end of the country’s war, due to sectarian violence, revenge attacks, and property disputes.

“The country’s difficult transition to new leadership has triggered fresh waves of displacement, driven by revenge attacks, sectarian violence, long-standing property disputes, and the Israeli occupation of land in southern Syria,” The UN said in its report.

According to the report, more than 430,000 Syrians were forced to flee their homes between December 2024 and July 2025, and no religious or ethnic community in the country was spared from the widespread unrest.

The UN said the largest displacement occurred in the southern province of As-Suwayda, where violent clashes erupted during the summer.

According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, more than 1,300 people were killed in the violence, including around 400 civilians, most of them Druze, while other observers reported higher death tolls.

The New York Times verified that government security forces carried out at least one execution of a Druze civilian and documented four more, some of which were allegedly carried out by men in military uniforms.

Other waves of violence, similar to those in As-Suwayda and often driven by sectarian tensions, have forced tens of thousands of Syrians to flee their homes since the transfer of power in December of last year. Some of the displacement has also been linked to disputes over land and property ownership.

According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), over 12 million Syrians — from a pre-war population of 23 million — were displaced internally or abroad during the conflict. At least 2.8 million have returned since the fall of the former president.

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