Those kidnapped included a retired teacher, an engineering student and a mechanic, all of them Alawite - the minority sect of ...

Hundreds of Alawite civilians have reportedly been killed in violent attacks in Syria's coastal region. That's caused thousands to flee to Lebanon from the villages in the former stronghold of ...

The recent surge of violence in Syria lays bare the challenges interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa faces in delivering on his ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family ...

Those taken from the neighbourhood of al-Qadam included a retired teacher, an engineering student and a mechanic, all of them ...

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 sectarian tensions. The Alawite community, formerly ...

Revenge attacks have already killed over 1,000 people, including hundreds of Alawites Members of security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government pose together with their firearms as they ...

No one knows how many unarmed Alawites were killed in Syria between March 6 and 10, but University of Oklahoma Middle East studies professor Joshua Landis estimates more than 3000. While Alawites ...

With Bashar al-Assad's departure, the fate of Syria's Alawite community remains precarious. Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni ...