The violence has pitted the Islamist-led government's security forces against fighters from Assad's Alawite minority. The ...

Syria’s interim President Ahmed Sharaa has committed to enforcing the law against those responsible for the recent mass killings, including potential allies, as sectarian violence poses a challenge to ...

The sect has its roots in Shia Islam. The word Alawite means “follower of Ali,” the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ...