Who Are Alawites? The Sect At Centre Of Syria’s Bloodshed | Explained
The violence broke out on Thursday, three months after the insurgent-led government seized power, bringing an end to Assad’s reign. The casualties included 745 civilians, 125 members of the Syrian security forces and 148 fighters loyal to Assad.
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Alawites are an Arab ethnic and religious group, with distinct cultures, languages and religious beliefs. They live mainly in ...
Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as ...
Armed Sunni groups, considered loyal to the new regime after Assad’s removal, have begun retaliatory killings against ...
Ali Koshmr, a 36-year-old man from Syria's Latakia, around 330 km from Damascus, woke up to the sounds of gunfire, tires ...
While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol near Latakia by pro-Assad gunmen has ignited days of clashes, leading to over 1,000 ...
A Syrian war monitor said Friday that security forces "executed" 69 members of the Alawite minority, a day after deadly ...
Plenty of Syrians are disappointed by the lack of justice for the former regime. Deals have been cut with commanders ...
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