Syria's new leader vows investigation into mass killings of Alawite civilians. Who are they?
Reportedly, armed Sunni factions, who are loyal to the new government, launched revenge killings operations against Assad’s ...
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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Who are Syria's Alawites and why are they being targeted
It accounts for around 10% of Syria's population, which is predominantly Sunni Muslim. Assad belonged to the sect. However, since the civil war intensified, different militant groups have been ...
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Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa forms committees to investigate clashes with Alawites
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor ...
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, ...
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Terrified Alawites in Syria flee attacks: ‘Roads full of corpses’
For two days, Rihab Kamel and her family hid terrified in their bathroom in the city of Baniyas as armed men stormed the ...