US condemns attacks on Syrian minorities as coastal violence escalates
The violence erupted in Syria's coastal cities of Latakia and Tartous, where security forces clashed with fighters loyal to ...
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 ...