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 ...
Who are Syria’s Alawites and why are they being targeted under Al-Sharaa’s rule?
Syria: Clashes between new security forces and Assad loyalists erupted on Thursday in the Alawite heartland, escalating into ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...