Syria, Alawite

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.
“A Devastating Tragedy”: 1,000+ People Killed in Syria Amid Reports of Massacres Against Alawites
In Syria, over a thousand people have been killed, the vast majority of them civilians, in a spate of massacres largely targeting the country’s Alawite religious minority. Syria’s longtime ruling family,
Who Are The Alawites, Why Are They Being Hunted Down And Killed In Syria?
Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni populations who suffered under Assad's rule.
Alawites and Christians Targets of Mass Killings in Syria
The phrase "Can a leopard change its spots?" (Jeremiah 13:23) best captures the global skepticism surrounding Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s interim president since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster in December 2024.
The Syrian president announces a commission to investigate the massacres of Alawites
Ahmed Sharaa says that those responsible for these crimes will be punished, even if they are "among those closest to us". Damascus authorities announced on Monday that they have decided to "end military operations" in the regions that suffered the initial assault by insurgents loyal to the former regime,
NDTV Exclusive: Hunted Down, Massacred, Syria's Alawites Ask India For Help
Ali Koshmr, a 36-year-old man from Syria's Latakia, around 330 km from Damascus, woke up to the sounds of gunfire, tires screeching and dozens of armed men shouting, "Come out, you Alawite pigs, Nusayris!
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 Sunni Islamist government.
Syria in mourning after mass killings in Alawite region
Assad's régime in Syria, the new government, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, have drawn international condemnation for a four day spiral of violence in the regions of Latakia and Tartus. When a group of gunmen loyal to Assad ambushed Syrian security forces,
Amid massacre of Alawites in Syria, Islamist HTS regime and Kurdish SDF reach agreement
The agreement provides for the integration of the armed forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the de facto autonomous ...
New Syrian leader Sharaa says killings of Alawites threaten unity, vows justice
Syria's interim President Ahmed Sharaa said mass killings of members of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's minority sect were ...
Who are Alawites and why they are being butchered in this Muslim country? Experts say revenge…, Sunni population…
Armed Sunni groups, considered loyal to the new regime after Assad’s removal, have begun retaliatory killings against ...
Fact-finding group for Syrian killings says no one above the law
Witnesses and a war monitor reported the killing of hundreds of civilians in villages where most of the population are ...
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 ...
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 ...
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'Roads full of corpses': terrified Alawites in Syria flee attacks
Rihab Kamel and her family hid terrified in their bathroom in the city of Baniyas as armed men stormed the neighbourhood, ...
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Syria monitor says security forces 'execute' 69 Alawites after fierce clashes
A Syrian war monitor said Friday that security forces "executed" 69 members of the Alawite minority, a day after deadly ...