Syria, Alawite

Over 1,200 dead as ‘mass killing’ of Alawites continues despite Syrian leader’s call for peace
Over 1,200 dead as ‘mass killing’ of Alawites continues despite Syrian leader’s call for peace - Sharaa's government urged to investigate targeted killings of hundreds of civilians in Alawite villages
World must intervene to stop killing of Alawites in Syria, says Lebanese MP Haydar Nasr
Lebanon could be on the brink of a “massive” new refugee crisis if massacres of the Alawite minority in Syria continue, Lebanese MP Haydar Nasr has told The National. Independent MP Mr Nasr, who comes from the Alawite community in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli,
What's driving killings in Syria and who are the Alawites?
Syria has suffered its worst bloodshed since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power, with more than 1,000 people reported killed in violence that has swept the coastal region since Thursday.
A horrific killing-spree shakes Syria
Syria is in the throes of its worst bloodshed since the fall of Bashar al-Assad three months ago. Since March 6th Sunni fighters have rampaged through heartlands of the Alawites, the ethnic group which the Assads,
Syria in mourning after mass killings in Alawite region
Assad's régime in Syria, the new government, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, have drawn international condemnation for a four day spiral of violence in the regions of Latakia and Tartus. When a group of gunmen loyal to Assad ambushed Syrian security forces,
The National on MSN3h
'Are you Alawite?': Killings in Syrian village of Arwa raise fears of endless sectarian violence
An eerie silence hangs over Arza, a mainly Alawite village in the rural countryside of Hama province in eastern Syria. All of ...
Newsday3d
A Syrian man barely escaped a wave of sectarian killings. His brothers did not
But many were local Sunnis, unleashing hatreds pent-up over past atrocities blamed on Alawites loyal to Assad. A burnt car remains in the middle of a empty road following the recent wave of ...
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 ...
America Magazine18h
Worst violence in years in Syria revives fears among minority Alawite and Christian communities
The question asked by many Syrians from Alawite, Shiite, Druse, Christian and other minority communities has become: “Can [I] ...
Three months since the fall of Assad, is Syria headed towards stability or chaos? Explained
Syria has entered a three-month period of political and military uncertainty following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime ...
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 ...
Christian Daily International on MSN2d
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 ...
New Syrian leader Sharaa says killings of Alawites threaten unity, vows justice
Syria's interim President Ahmed Sharaa said mass killings of members of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's minority sect were ...
The National on MSN2d
Civilian death toll mounts in Syria's Alawite heartland despite end of government offensive
Pro-government forces have executed at least 17 Alawite civilians in coastal Syria since authorities on Monday announced the ...
Rudaw2d
Latakia governor blames Assad loyalists for civilian massacres
The Governor of Syria’s coastal province of Latakia on Wednesday blamed loyalists of the ousted Bashar al-Assad regime for ...