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Worst violence in years in Syria revives fears among minority Alawite and Christian communities
The question asked by many Syrians from Alawite, Shiite, Druse, Christian and other minority communities has become: “Can [I] ...
Syrians describe the violence targeting Alawite minority: 'Tomorrow, there won't be a man left alive in my village'
Interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa appealed for civil peace on Sunday, following the deaths of hundreds in deadly clashes. Le ...
Mathrubhumi English1d
Mass executions in Syria’s Alawite heartland: Who is responsible?
Over 1,200 Alawites killed in Syria’s Mediterranean coast amid post-Assad violence, raising sectarian tensions.
This Word Means: Alawite
The sect has its roots in Shia Islam. The word Alawite means “follower of Ali,” the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ...
CNN4d
Syrian government loyalists accused of executing civilians as violence erupts
Syria has seen the worst outbreak of violence since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad late last year, after armed men descended on Alawite heartlands on Thursday in what Syrian ...
Syrian forces seek to snuff out nascent Alawite insurgency
Security forces battled for a second day on Friday to crush a nascent insurgency by fighters from Bashar al-Assad's Alawite ...
NBC News4d
Hundreds of civilians have been killed in Syria. Here's what we know.
The violence has been concentrated in the coastal areas of Tartu s and Latakia, the home of the Alawite community, a small Islamic sect to which the Assad family belongs. According to the SOHR ...
Al Jazeera English7d
Dozens reported killed as Syrian forces and pro-Assad fighters clash
Alawite activists say their community has been subjected to violence and attacks since al-Assad fell, particularly in rural Homs and Latakia. While al-Sharaa has pledged to run Syria in an ...
i24NEWS3d
Alawite leaders in Syria beg Netanyahu: 'Save us from the regime'
The whole world is silent, we only heard a voice from the State of Israel' • 'Help us, and if you reach the Syrian coast, ...
Christianity Today9h
Syria Massacre Leaves Christians Asking If They’re Next
Oweis said Syrian forces looted hundreds of Christian homes during the assault on Alawite communities between the coastal towns of Tartus and Latakia. Jihadis stormed the home of Oweis’s friend and ...