Syria, Alawite

What's driving killings in Syria and who are the Alawites?
Syria has suffered its worst bloodshed since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power, with more than 1,000 people reported killed in violence that has swept the coastal region since Thursday.
Hundreds reported killed in sectarian violence in Syria’s Alawite heartland
The killings occurred in the heartland of Syria’s Alawite minority, escalating after a nascent insurgency formed against the Sunni Islamist government.
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.
Application to the Hague for the Alawite massacre in Syria
Intellectuals from Turkey have submitted an application to the International Criminal Court in The Hague regarding the Alawite Massacre carried out in Syria. Lawyer Hüseyin Aygün stated that this initiative has turned into a campaign and that anyone who wishes can fill out a petition and apply to the court.
More than 1,000 killed in Syrian crackdown on Alawite region, war monitor says
Gunmen and security forces linked to Syria's new Islamist rulers killed more than 340 people, the head of a war monitor said.
Syria’s fragile transition hit by deadly sectarian violence
Syria's fragile transition from decades of Assad family brutal rule has been greatly shaken with an outburst of sectarian retribution and killings, posing a serious challenge to the new leadership led by Ahmad Sharaa.
A horrific killing-spree shakes Syria
Syria is in the throes of its worst bloodshed since the fall of Bashar al-Assad three months ago. Since March 6th Sunni fighters have rampaged through heartlands of the Alawites, the ethnic group which the Assads,
Syria in mourning after mass killings in Alawite region
Assad's régime in Syria, the new government, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, have drawn international condemnation for a four day spiral of violence in the regions of Latakia and Tartus. When a group of gunmen loyal to Assad ambushed Syrian security forces,
VOA Kurdish: Syrian Kurds concerned following attacks on Alawites
Following the recent attacks carried out against civilians in the Alawite-majority region in Syria’s coastal region, many ...
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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] ...
Amid massacre of Alawites in Syria, Islamist HTS regime and Kurdish SDF reach agreement
The agreement provides for the integration of the armed forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the de facto autonomous ...
Syria's Four Wars Explained 14 Years On
Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.
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Ahmed al-Sharaa's New Syria: Navigating a Nation's Sectarian Strife
Sharaa, promises inclusivity in a nation with a complex sectarian and religious landscape. His leadership faces challenges ...
New Syrian leader Sharaa says killings of Alawites threaten unity, vows justice
Syria's interim President Ahmed Sharaa said mass killings of members of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's minority sect were ...
In Netanyahu’s new Middle East, Syria could become Israel’s biggest strategic gain
Just hours after Islamist rebels ousted longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at edge of the occupied Golan Heights and looked out over ...
Alawites in Syrian town of Baniyas recount horror: 'The survivors are the ones Sunni families hid'
In the Al-Qusour district, residents are trying to go back to their lives after the deadly attacks carried out by various ...