On 08 March 2025, writer and human rights activist Hanadi Zahlout (photo above), whose three brothers were killed in the massacre in the Alawite village of Sanobar Jableh on the Syrian coast, posted the following on her Facebook page: “I mourn the loss of my three brothers: the virtuous educator Ahmed Zahlout, the virtuous educator Abdulmohsen Zahlout, and the well-known moralist Ali Zahlout. They were killed yesterday, and we consider them martyrs before God, along with dozens of other men from the village who were taken from their homes and executed in the field. We only ask that the lives of the remaining women and children be protected, so that we can bury our dead.”

Following this tragedy, Zahlout demanded transitional justice for all Syrians and that those responsible for violations be held accountable. On 02 April 2025, she also posted the following on her page: “Syria desperately needs to be united by demanding justice for all criminals after it was united by grief. May you be safe, Syria… may you be safe, my mother.”