Ali never imagined he would have to run for his life—let alone leave his mother and sister behind.



He had built his life in Jableh, Syria, working as an agricultural engineer and personal trainer, side by side with his sister to support their mother.

But on March 6, 2025, everything changed. Deadly violence erupted when fighters loyal to the ousted Assad regime attacked government forces, setting off revenge killings targeting the Alawite community and Christians. Alawite men, including Ali, lost their jobs and were forced to remain indoors. The streets were no safer—innocent men were kidnapped and murdered at random.

Armed fighters flooded the streets in massive numbers, killing civilians, looting businesses, stealing cars and property, and burning buildings to the ground. People Ali had known his whole life—his neighbors, friends—were slaughtered simply because of their faith.

Then, terror came to Ali’s own doorstep.

One night, three armed men broke into his home. They searched every corner, took every bit of money his family had saved, and stole the car he had been using as a taxi to make ends meet. His family was left with nothing. His mother was terrified, and for good reason—three of Ali’s closest friends, fellow engineers and civilians, had already been killed simply for being Alawite men.

The final moment came when Ali was caught in the street by a car filled with seven armed men. They demanded to know whether he was Alawite or Sunni. Ali later recalled, “I was terrified. But I told them, ‘I am an Alawite, but I am a civilian.”

Their response was immediate and chilling.

"You’re a pig—an unbeliever. An infidel."

By the grace of God, they did not hurt him. But Ali knew then that he could never leave his house again. If these violent men found him, they would kill him. His time was running out.

With no other option, he fled to Beirut, leaving behind the only life he had ever known. He is now safe—but his mother and sister remain trapped in Syria, living in fear every day, with little income, no security, and no way out.

And they are not alone. Thousands of families across Syria face the same nightmare.

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