The fighters, nominally aligned with Syria’s new government, had descended on the region and were looking for Alawites – a ...

The latest killings have included a campaign against Syria's Alawites, which was triggered by an attack on new government ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday that he had proposed at a European Union meeting ...

Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni populations who ...

While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...

A people who shaped Turkish literature through their poets, performed their worship in Turkish, and preserved their language, ...

Armed Sunni groups, considered loyal to the new regime after Assad’s removal, have begun retaliatory killings against ...

Residents of the Syria's Alawite heartland have begun trickling back to their homes after fleeing sectarian killings in the ...

Sharaa blamed pro-Assad groups backed by foreigners for triggering the bloodshed but acknowledged that revenge killings had ...

The violence broke out on Thursday, three months after the insurgent-led government seized power, bringing an end to Assad’s ...