(Reuters) -More than 1,000 people have been killed in two days of clashes between gunmen and security forces linked to Syria's new Islamist rulers and fighters from Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect in ...

Alawite insurgents are trying to foment sectarian conflict to undermine and destabilize the interim Syrian government. Sectarian violence and disinformation have intensified in Syria in recent weeks, ...

AL-SOMARIA, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian security forces stormed the rundown Damascus suburb in late August, toting guns, swords and eviction orders. In their wake, they left the district's homes ...

LATAKIA, Syria — Clashes broke out on Syria’s coast between protesters from the Alawite religious minority and counter-demonstrators on Sunday, two days after a bombing at an Alawite mosque in the ...

As the Spurs head to the NBA Finals, vendors selling Spurs-themed items said the playoff run brought in extra income for their families LATAKIA – Clashes broke out on Syria’s coast between protesters ...

Syrian Alawites, linked by religion with deposed president Assad, make surprising use of biblical characters. This is a three-part series about the Alawite sect in Syria and the March massacre in its ...

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Now to Syria, where the promise of the early days of the new government's takeover seems to be evaporating. The killing of hundreds from the Alawite religious minority is posing serious obstacles to ...

Syria's new government is struggling to impose order in a country where some are settling scores. Sunni Arab fighters have killed members of the same religious sect as the deposed president. Now to ...