Amnesty cited extrajudicial executions of Druze men and women amid around 1,000 people slain in mid-July. The human rights organization documented the deliberate shooting and killing of 44 Druze men and two Druze women July 15-16 in a public square, residential homes, a school, a hospital, and a ceremonial hall. Two other interviewees were held with their families and threatened at gunpoint while armed men in military uniform searched their home. ORIGINAL ENTRY, AUGUST 22: UN experts have expressed alarm over armed attacks in southern Syria, particularly against Druze communities, since July 13. In at least three cases, Druze women were allegedly raped before being executed.