In Syria, deadly attacks on Assad’s Alawites are blow to new leaders
The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and ...
Hundreds reported killed in sectarian violence in Syria’s Alawite heartland
The killings occurred in the heartland of Syria’s Alawite minority, escalating after a nascent insurgency formed against the ...
Syrian defence ministry says operation against Assad loyalists is over
Clashes between Assad loyalists and the country's new Islamist rulers in the former president's coastal heartland have killed ...
Hundreds killed in Syria as new leader says divisions from Assad regime are prompting fresh violence
The reported fighting in the capital Damascus and the second city of Aleppo marked the first such clashes there since the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
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Alawite Civilians Massacred as Sectarian Violence Erupts in Post-Assad Syria
In a gripping report by Rizik Alabi for The Media Line, Syria is once again consumed by violence as fighting between ...
More than 1,000 killed as Syrian security forces clash with Assad loyalists in Alawite regions
Relatives and neighbours attend funeral procession for four Syrian security force members killed in clashes with loyalists of ...
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 ...
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Scores killed as Syrian forces seek to crush Alawite insurgency
Syrian authorities face insurgency by Assad's Alawite sect Many killed in one Alawite town, monitor and activists say Saudi Arabia supports Syrian government against insurgency DAMASCUS ...
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Syria clashes kill dozens in worst violence since fall of Assad regime
Assad is a member of the Alawite sect and drew heavily from its ranks to fill his army. Since his ouster in December, Alawite militias have armed themselves and carried out attacks against forces ...
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More Than 140 Killed in Clashes Between Syrian Forces and Assad Loyalists
The region is the heartland of Syria’s Alawite minority, including the Assad family. Image A demonstration on Thursday in Idlib, Syria, against militants loyal to the Assad family.Credit ...
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Alawite Genocide in Syria as Local Journalist Says ‘Only Israel Stands by Us’
They are carrying out genocide and ethnic cleansing, mainly of the Alawite minority, and all on a sectarian and religious basis,” the journalist said.
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An independent Syrian group accuses foreign jihadists of massacres of Alawites
Local television reports that the country's president has ordered the creation of an independent commission to investigate ...