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Lebanon fears sectarian violence as 10,000 Syrian Alawites flee across border
At least 1,300 people, including 800 civilians, most of them Alawites, have been killed in Syria since Thursday, according to ...
Who are Syria's Alawites, how are they different form other Muslims? Why are they being targeted?
Alawites are an Arab ethnic and religious group, with distinct cultures, languages and religious beliefs. They live mainly in ...
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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 ...
The last good days in Syria before a new nightmare began
When I interviewed Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Damascus on Feb. 27, neither one of us knew ...
Syrian defence ministry says operation against Assad loyalists is over
DUBAI (Reuters) -A Syrian military operation against loyalists of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad has been completed, ...
Syria's Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Members of the small religious sect find themselves caught between two forces that many of them distrust: the new, ...
As People Are Abducted on Unpatrolled Streets, Syrians Demand Better Protection
When the new government took over, it dismissed the Assad regime police and other forces, leaving a security vacuum. Now, ...
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Security forces counter attack by Assad supporters in Damascus — media outlet
Latest reports indicate that 250 armed supporters of the country's former leader have been killed since the situation ...
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Death by Lunacy
They are thrilled at the death of the Alawites, the same tribe from which came the Assad family. Western governments ...
US and EU offer opposing statements on Alawite and Christian pogroms in Syria
The recent killings of Alawite and Christian civilians by the new Syrian government have been condemned by the U.S., while the EU offered a different response.
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 ...
Hundreds of Minorities, Including Christians, Killed in Syria—Reports
Since Thursday, more than 1,000 people—including Christian minorities and Alawites, the sect to which Assad belongs—have been killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) and ...