Is the pro-Assad insurgency a threat to the new Syria?
"Relative calm followed Assad's ousting, but violence has spiralled recently as forces linked to the new Islamist rulers ...
The Christian Post on MSN7h
Syria update: Christians among over 1,000 massacred amid worst atrocities since Assad's ousting
Christians and other religious minorities in Syria are sounding the alarm as more than 1,000 people have been killed since ...
Syria ends military operation against Assad-linked gunmen in coastal region
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said 1,130 people were killed in clashes, including 830 ...
Syria announces the end of a military operation against Assad-linked gunmen in a coastal region
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's interim government on Monday announced the end of a days-long military operation against ...
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 ...
American Military News11h
Hundreds of Civilians Reportedly Killed as New Damascus Rulers Hunts for Assad Remnants
Violence is flaring across parts of western Syria, as forces of the self-styled Syrian transitional government have clashed with Alawite militias and ...
France 24 on MSN13h
Massacre of 1,500 in Alawite heartland casts doubt on new Syrian government's ability to rule
Nearly 1,500 people, mostly Alawite civilians, have been killed by security forces in just a few days, throwing into question ...
Syria's Alawites: From Power To Peril
While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...