Alawites fear for future after fall of ‘protector’ Bashar al-Assad
On Wednesday, rebels with the Islamist group that overthrew the regime, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), burned the tomb of ...
Syrian Minorities Alawites & Christians Fear Repression & Revenge | GRAVITAS
After decades of Bashar Al Assad's rule, Syria’s capital Damascus has fallen. For many minorities like the Alawites and ...
Thousands queue to flee Syria as ethnic minorities fear post-Assad future
Many from ethnic minorities are fleeing Syria after Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime was deposed on the weeekend ...
Syria: fall of Assad a blow for Iran’s ‘Shia crescent’ – here are its foreign policy options in the new-look Middle East
When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant ...
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What will the fall of al-Assad mean for Syria’s ancient Christian community?
Many Syrians remain apprehensive about how religious minorities, including Christians, will be treated in a new political reality being established by a Sunni militia that is still listed as a terror ...
Assad wanted to create statelet along Syrian coast with Russian backing as last ditch effort to remain in power: Report
Bashar Assad and his family are Alawites, and the prospect of a state has been raised for years. Some Russians have expressed ...
Syria rebels burn tomb of Bashar al-Assad's father
Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar, in the ...
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Syria Insight: Assad's rampant corruption leads to his downfall
The Syrian Arab Army is no more, an institution built to fight Israel that eventually ate itself due to rampant corruption ...
Who are the Alawites, Assad's community, who dominated Syria despite being a minority?
Assad, who belongs to the minority Alawites community, maintained power over the Sunni-majority Syria for 24 years. However, ...
Syrian rebel leader's extremist past raises questions about his future
Jolani has sought to rebrand his and his group’s position, while distancing himself from their Al Qaeda connections.
With Syria's Assad gone, his PM agrees to hand power to rebel administration
Assad's prime minister said he had agreed on Monday to hand power to the rebel-led Salvation Government, a day after the ...
A long road ahead to decide Syria’s future after rapid end to Assad’s rule
For the first time in 50 years, the question of how Syria will be governed is wide open. The end of the Assad family's rule ...