As hundreds of Druze civilians were being massacred in Suwayda in July, a portrait of one of the youngest victims began to circulate widely online: a girl with flowing dark hair and a violin in her hands.
Her name was Ghina Mazen Helal. She was 14 years old.
The Cradle spoke with Ghina’s relatives and friends to investigate the circumstances of her death. Their accounts point to a chilling conclusion: Ghina was deliberately shot by a sniper from Syria’s General Security forces as she tried to escape the besieged city with other women and children. Her uncle and cousin were also killed during the same events.
Contrary to claims by Syrian President and former Al-Qaeda commander, Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Julani), that security forces were deployed to protect civilians, these testimonies and video evidence suggest the opposite: that Sharaa's forces carried out a calculated campaign of mass killing against the Druze population of Suwayda.
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No mercy for Suwayda’s children: The execution of Ghina by Syrian forces
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