While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...

The agreement was signed by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian ...

Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday there was “no justification” for attacks on minorities in Syria, including Alawites, the ...

Syria’s President Ahmed Sharaa said mass killings of members of ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s minority sect were a ...

Turkey has backed anti-Assad Syrian forces for years and maintains bases in Syria's north. Its defence ministry said there ...