Who Are The Alawites, Why They Are Being Hunted Down And Killed In Syria
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.
Syria descends into violence: Who are the Alawites who are being killed in hundreds?
At least 1,300 have been killed in Syria as security forces clash with loyalists of ousted president Bashar al-Assad. The violence is concentrated in Tartus and Latakia, home to Alawites. The Assads belong to this sect,
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 the Levant region in West Asia.
Syria's Alawites: From Power To Peril
While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex
Who are Syria's Alawites? The sect facing violence after Assad's fall
Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as sectarian tensions escalate in the war-torn country
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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 what happened, and the inquiry will be known within a maximum period of 30 days.
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Massacres without mercy in Syria – The new Islamic regime is targeting Alawites & Christians (graphic videos)
More than 1,300 dead in a few days - US condemns "Islamist terrorists & foreign jihadists who murder civilians" - Turkey supports the jihadists - Washington & Moscow call for a Security Council meetin
Who are Alawites, and why are they being targeted in Syria?
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol near Latakia by pro-Assad gunmen has ignited days of clashes, leading to over 1,000 deaths and deepening sectari
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 revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600, a war monitoring group said Saturday.