Syria’s Alawites, Sect of the Assads, Fear for Their Future
They say disparate violent incidents in the past two months—including alleged extrajudicial killings and the destruction of a ...
The Economist6d
Alawites formed Syria’s elite. Now they are terrified
The fields along Syria’s Mediterranean coast once produced wheat, tomatoes and olives to feed the country. They were a ...
AFP on MSN3d
Fear grips Alawites in Syria's Homs as Assad 'remnants' targeted
In Syria's third city Homs, members of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite community say they are terrified as new ...
Syria's Alawites fear retribution under the new regime, given former Assad ties
How the rebels treat the sizeable Alawite population, will be some kind of litmus test of whether the takeover of Damascus ...
The Washington Post13d
Alawites live in fear as Syrian rebels hunt members of Assad’s regime
KHIRBET AL-HAMMAM, Syria — Violence came roaring into this village in western Syria last week, when war was supposed to have receded. Munitions fired by former rebels tore through homes, killed ...
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Fear Grips Alawites In Syria's Homs As Assad 'Remnants' Targeted
But Alawites fear a backlash against their sect, long associated with the Assads. The new authorities deny wrongdoing, saying they are after former Assad forces. Shihadi Mayhoub, a former lawmaker ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs11d
Syria's Alawites fear retribution under the new regime, given former Assad ties
Syria's Alawites are living in fear following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime, according to the Washington Post this week. During his rule, Assad recruited many Alawites as military ...