Syria, Alawite

Syrians describe terror as Alawite families killed in their homes
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented more than 740 civilians killed in the coastal cities of Latakia, Jableh and Banias. A further 300 members of the security forces and remnants of the Assad regime are reported to have died in clashes.
More than 1,000 killed in Syrian crackdown on Alawite region, war monitor says
More than 1,000 people have been killed in two days of clashes between gunmen and security forces linked to Syria's new Islamist rulers and fighters from Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect in the country's coastal region,
Syria launches probe into mass Alawite killings after international backlash
The mass killings followed clashes sparked by the arrest of a wanted suspect in a predominantly Alawite village, the Observatory said, reporting a “relative return to calm” in the coastal region on Saturday.
Alawite Civilians Massacred as Sectarian Violence Erupts in Post-Assad Syria
In a gripping report by Rizik Alabi for The Media Line, Syria is once again consumed by violence as fighting between pro-Assad rebels and government security forces intensifies in the coastal province of Latakia.
Scores killed as Syrian forces seek to crush Alawite insurgency
Syrian security forces battled for a second day on Friday to crush a nascent insurgency by fighters from Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, with scores reported killed as the Islamist-led government faced the biggest challenge yet to its authority.
Syria calls for probe into killings targetting Alawite minority group
Syrian government forces and their allies were responsible for the killing of 830 civilians of the Alawite minority community, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday. The Syrian
340 Alawite civilians killed by Syrian security forces, monitor says
Syrian security forces and their allies have killed 340 civilians belonging to the country's Alawite minority since Thursday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Saturday. The violence was triggered by attacks carried out by loyalists of the deposed Assad regime.
Syrian Kurdish Commander Demands Accountability for Those Behind Mass Killings
The commander of a Kurdish-led force in Syria said on Sunday the country's interim president must hold the perpetrators of communal violence in Syria's coastal areas to account, accusing Turkey-backed factions of being primarily behind the killings.
Syrian security forces accused of killing dozens of Alawites
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 162 civilians were "executed" in a coastal region linked to ousted president Bashar al-Assad.
Syria forces beef up security amid reports of mass killings of Alawites
Syrian security forces deployed heavily in the Alawite heartland on the Mediterranean coast on Saturday, after a war monitor reported that government and allied forces killed more than 500 civilians
US and EU offer opposing statements on Alawite and Christian pogroms in Syria
The United States and European Union came to polar opposite conclusions over the recent massacres of Alawites, Christians, ...
Syrians describe the violence targeting Alawite minority: 'Tomorrow, there won't be a man left alive in my village'
Interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa appealed for civil peace on Sunday, following the deaths of hundreds in deadly clashes. Le ...
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Alawite Genocide in Syria as Local Journalist Says ‘Only Israel Stands by Us’
They are carrying out genocide and ethnic cleansing, mainly of the Alawite minority, and all on a sectarian and religious basis,” the journalist said.
Tulsi Gabbard's warning to Senate on Syria proves prophetic as Al Qaeda-linked regime slaughters minorities
Amid efforts by the U.N and Europe to woo former terror chief Ahmed al-Sharaa with sanctions relief, his regime is accused of ...
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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, ...
Hundreds killed in clashes and revenge attacks in Syria
Hundreds of people have been killed in Syria after clashes between pro-government and pro-Assad forces escalated into sectarian violence, with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa calling for calm in ...