Syria's interim President Ahmed Sharaa said mass killings of members of ousted President Bashar al-Assad's minority sect were ...

Syria has suffered its worst bloodshed since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power, with more than 1,000 people reported ...

Rihab Kamel and her family hid terrified in their bathroom in the city of Baniyas as armed men stormed the neighbourhood, ...

A Syrian war monitor said Friday that security forces "executed" 69 members of the Alawite minority, a day after deadly ...

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 ...

Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday there was “no justification” for attacks on minorities in Syria, including Alawites, the ...

Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as ...

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), at least 745 civilians, mostly Alawites, have been killed in ...

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

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