Syrian security forces and allied groups have killed 973 civilians, including women and children, in massacres in coastal areas and the Latakia Mountains. The violence targets the Alawite community, which supported former president Bashar al-Assad.

In the worst outbreak of unrest since Syria’s transitional government took power, hundreds of people have been killed or wounded in clashes between the security forces and supporters of former President Bashar al Assad this week,

A war monitor says that clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad in the country’s coastal region have left more than 70 people dead and the area outside

Two days of fighting along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest battles since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad.

Ambushes by Assad loyalists are among the fiercest yet, stretching the forces of the former rebels who seized power last year.

Gunmen have ambushed a Syrian police patrol in a coastal town leaving at least 13 security members dead and many wounded, a war monitor said.

Hundreds of civilians have been killed in cold blood in Syria's coastal region as the country is roiled by its worst violence since the overthrow of long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad around three months ago,

Fighting in Syria between government forces and insurgents loyal to deposed president Bashar al-Assad has left more than 200 people dead on both sides, in the war-torn country's deadliest violence in months,

Syria has plunged into fresh turmoil as its new authorities launched a brutal crackdown against Assad loyalists. A sweeping security operation is presently underway, following fierce clashes with fighters loyal to the ousted president,