Massacre of the Saraya Family
📍Tishreen Square – Suwayda, Syria
📅 July 17, 2025
In the early hours of July 17, armed forces from the General Security Apparatus (Ministry of Interior) and the Ministry of Defense of the de facto authority, led by Al-Jolani (Ahmad Shara’) and backed by loyalist tribal militias, stormed a civilian home belonging to the Saraya family in Suwayda.
The violent raid involved looting valuables and money. Snipers occupied the strategically located villa. Seven family members were abducted, detained and extrajudicially executed by firing squad in central Tishreen Square, as shown in videos published by the perpetrators.
Victims:
1. Ghassan Yahya Saraya
2. Ali Muhanna Saraya
3. Walid Muhanna Saraya
4. Yahya Muhanna Saraya
5. Hosam Ghassan Saraya (U.S. citizen)
6. Karim Ghassan Saraya
7. Ismail Ihsan Janibeh (maternal relative)
The Saraya family is active in Suwayda’s economy, operating a grain mill, fruit farms and the “Saraya Fuel Station”. Hosam Saraya also founded an online school.