Syrian defence ministry says operation against Assad loyalists is over
DUBAI - A Syrian military operation against loyalists of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad has been completed, the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Syria’s Sharaa scrambles to contain deadliest violence in years
Syria’s leader vowed on Sunday to hunt down the perpetrators of violent clashes pitting loyalists of deposed President Bashar ...
Syria's worst violence in months reopens wounds of civil war
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar al-Assad escalated into clashes that a war ...
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 ...
Syria clashes have killed more than 300 people since Thursday, monitoring group says
Clashes between government security forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 311 ...
Syrian leader scrambles to contain deadliest violence in years
Syria's leader vowed on Sunday to hunt down the perpetrators of violent clashes pitting loyalists of deposed President Bashar ...
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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 ...
Syria’s Druze seek a place in a changing nation, navigating pressures from the government and Israel
Syria’s Druze minority is trying to navigate a new, uncertain Syria. Members of the small religious sect find themselves ...
More than 600 dead in Syria after Islamist terrorists who toppled Assad clash with Alawite loyalists
More than 600 people, including women and children, have been killed in Syria as its new Islamist rulers clash with loyalists ...
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Syria’s interim leader Sharaa scrambles to contain deadliest violence in years
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said on March 8 that more than 1,000 people had been killed ...